2006 in Chad

This article is a list of events in the year 2006 in Chad.

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Events

January
  • January 27 - More than 2,000 total refugees flee from the Central African Republic into Chad's southern border, fleeing factional violence in their home country.[1][2]

April
  • April 12 - The Chadian government sends soldiers to the capital, N'Djamena to secure it against the incoming threat of rebels.[3]
  • April 14 - Peace Corps temporarily suspends their participation in Chad under worry of safety of volunteers within the country due to instability and rebel fighting.[4]
  • April 18 - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warns that violence from Chad could spread to neighboring Central African countries.[5]

August
  • August 26 - President Déby forces oil companies Chevron and Petronas out of the country, citing that neither company had not paid taxes to the country.[6][7]

September
  • September 4 - Mike Fay of National Geographic uncovers that poachers had killed 100 dead elephants near a preserve in Northern Chad.[8]

References
  1. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "New influx of 1,000 refugees from Central African Republic to southern Chad". UNHCR. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  2. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "CAR refugees fleeing lawlessness and violence cross into southern Chad". UNHCR. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  3. "Chad: Residents prepare for war as rebels close in on capital - Chad". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  4. "Peace Corps Temporarily Suspends Program in Chad". www.peacecorps.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  5. "UN chief warns Chad fighting could spread - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2006-04-19. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  6. "Chevron, Petronas Booted From Chad". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  7. "Chad minister defends oil ultimatum". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
  8. "Scores of Elephants Killed by Poachers in Chad". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
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