Independent Socialist Party of Chad (1955)

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
AbbreviationPSIT
ChairpersonChérif Hamid Mahamat
General SecretaryAhmed Kotoko
Founded27 March 1955
Split fromPSIT
IdeologyIslamic socialism
Anti-colonialism
Chadian nationalism

History

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The 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Lanne 1998, p. 252.