The National Assembly (; ) is the lower house of the Parliament of
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 ...
. Deputies of the National Assembly are elected for a five-year term.
Legislative history
Colonial Chad had four assemblies from 1947 to 1959. They were the Representative Council (1947) and the Territorial and Legislative Assemblies of 1952, 1957 and 1959.
The Representative Council from 1947 to 1952 had 30 members elected for five years. It had administrative and financial powers. It included white French and African councillors. Its speakers were
Albert Blanchard from 1947 to 1951 and
William Tardrew from 1951 to 1952.
The Territorial Assembly had 45 members first elected in March 1952. The members were conservative right (UDT-RPF) and progressive left (PPT/RDA and Independent Socialist Party of Chad).
William Tardrew was the speaker from 1952 to 1957, and
Sahoulba Gontchomé from 1957 to 1959. The assembly invested the first
Governing Council of Chad in May 1957.
Unicameral Legislative Assembly was established on 31 May 1959. Unicameral National Assembly was the legislature under civilian authoritarian rule of
Ngarta Tombalbaye from 1960 to 1975. Multiparty system was abolished in January 1962.
Chad had Provisional Consultative Chambers from 1975 to 1993 under military rule. The assemblies were National Council of Union (1978), the National Consultative Council (1982) and the Provisional Council of the Republic (1991).
Superior Transitional Council had legislative powers from 1993 to 1997, until the elected National Assembly took its place in 1997. The number of members on the National Assembly increased from 125 in 1997 to 155 in 2002 and 188 in 2011.
On 20 April 2021, after President
Idriss Déby
Idriss Déby Itno ( '; 18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the sixth List of heads of state of Chad, president of Chad from 1991 until his death in 2021 during the 2021 Northern Chad offensive, No ...
was killed, the National Assembly was dissolved and its functions were assumed by the
Transitional Military Council, a junta led by Déby’s son.
The National Assembly was replaced by military rule in 2021.
National Transitional Council
The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war. After rebel forces overthrew the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi in August 2011, the NTC governed Libya for a further ...
took place in October 2021.
In 2024, the new constitution of Chad provides a bicameral legislature consisting of the
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
and the National Assembly.
The newly elected National Assembly replaced
National Transitional Council
The National Transitional Council (NTC) was a transitional government established in the 2011 Libyan civil war. After rebel forces overthrew the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of Muammar Gaddafi in August 2011, the NTC governed Libya for a further ...
in February 2025.
Latest elections (2024)
See also
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Politics of Chad
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List of presidents of the National Assembly of Chad
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List of legislatures by country
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References
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Politics of Chad
Government of Chad
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 ...
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 ...
1960 establishments in Chad