The Independent Socialist Party of Chad (French: Parti socialiste indépendant du Tchad, PSIT) was a political party in Chad.
Independent Socialist Party of Chad Parti socialiste indépendant du Tchad | |
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Abbreviation | PSIT |
Chairperson | Chérif Hamid Mahamat |
General Secretary | Ahmed Kotoko |
Founded | 27 March 1955 |
Split from | PSIT |
Ideology | Islamic socialism Anti-colonialism Chadian nationalism |
History
editThe party emerged from a split of the Independent Socialist Party of Chad in 1955. The new version of PSIT was constituted at a General Assembly held on 27 March 1955. The Assembly adopted statues for the party and a politburo was constituted, with Ahmed Kotoko as general secretary, Chérif Hamid Mahamat as chairman and Mahamat Yakouma and Ali Kamara as vice chairmen.[1]
The new PSIT joined the Entente coalition for the 1957 Territorial Assembly elections.[2] The Entente won 57 of the 65 seats, with PSIT taking a single seat.
References
edit- ^ Lanne, Bernard (1998). Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections [Political history of Chad from 1945 to 1958: administration, parties, elections] (in French). Karthala. pp. 226–227.
- ^ Lanne 1998, p. 252.