The Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians (, GIRT) was a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular area's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ...

Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...

History

The party was founded in 1956, when the Gontchomé Sahoulba-led faction broke away from

Chadian Social Action Chadian Social Action (, AST) was a political party in Chad. History The party was founded in 1953.Samuel Decalo (1980)
Regionalism, Political Decay, and Civil Strife in Chad
''The Journal of Modern African Studies'', Vol 18, No 1, pp23–56 The party was part of the Entente alliance for the 1957 Territorial Assembly elections, alongside the

Chadian Progressive Party The Chadian Progressive Party (, PPT), known as the National Movement for the Cultural and Social Revolution (, MNRCS) for the last two years of its existence, was the first African political party in Chad. It was a regional branch of the African ...

(PPT). The Entente won 57 of the 65 seats, of which GIRT took nine. However, the party left the Entente and joined the Chadian Socialist Union, a bloc of anti-PPT parties. Later this group evolved into the African National Party (PNA). The former GIRT leader Djibrine Kerallah became the vice chair of the PNA.Kidane Mengisteab & Cyril K. Daddieh (1999) ''State Building and Democratization in Africa: Faith, Hope, and Realities'', Praeger, p165

References

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