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Fort Lamy became the capital of the independent Republic of Chad on August 11, 1960, when the country gained independence from France. The city was renamed N'Djamena in 1973 during the rule of President Francois Tombalbaye. The name "N'Djamena" comes from the Arab name of a nearby village, "Nijamina," meaning "place of rest."
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President: Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno (transitional), assisted by Prime Minister: Succès Masra 1 (Show more) Capital : N'Djamena Population: (2023 est.) 18,523,000 Form Of Government : transitional civilian government 1 Official Languages : Arabic; French See all facts & stats → Recent News Jan. 2, 2024, 2:26 AM ET (Yahoo News)
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N'Djamena, previously known as Fort Lamy, was founded on May 29, 1900. N'Djamena is the largest and capital city of Chad. Previously called the Fort Lamy, N'Djamena was established over a century ago by the French and on April 6, 1973, the president renamed the city to N'Djamena.
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Establishment of the American Embassy in Chad, 1961. Embassy Fort Lamy (now N'Djamena) was established on February 1, 1961, with Frederic L. Chapin as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. American Embassy Closed, 1980. The Embassy in N'Djamena was closed on March 24, 1980, when American diplomatic personnel were evacuated following the outbreak.
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United Nations food was sent to Fort-Lamy in southwestern Chad for overland delivery, but heavy seasonal rain made roads impassable and the government of Chad asked the U.S. embassy at Fort-Lamy for an airlift. The Agency for International Development provided financial sponsorship for Operation Chad.
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The battle saw the defeat of the Sudanese warrior Rabih az-Zubayr, who had occupied lands east of Lake Chad. The name Fort-Lamy was chosen in recognition of a French colonial officer who died in the fighting. The Kotoko settlement remained largely unchanged until Chad won independence in 1960. In 1973 it was re-named N'Djaména and from 1980.
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Following the military victory, the French named the settlement Fort Lamy after Amédée-François Lamy, a French army officer, who died in the battle. Located at the convergence of the Logone and Chari rivers, N'Djamena is close to Chad's border with Cameroon and 50 miles south of Lake Chad. In 2002 an estimated 600,000 people resided in N'Djamena.
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UN map of Chad; Fort Lamy (now N'Djamena) is on the Cameroon border. Theo Blaich was a German adventurer and plantation owner who had joined the Wehrmacht in 1939, arriving in his own Messerschmitt Bf 108 B Taifun (Typhoon) KG+EM.
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Chad was linked in 1905 with three French colonies to the south- Ubangi-Chari, Moyen-Congo (present-day Congo), and Gabon. But Chad did not receive separate colony status or a unified.
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It was named Fort-Lamy after a French major who also died in the battle, and it remained a small Kotoko settlement until after Chad's independence in 1960. Its name was changed to N'Djamena in 1973, and the city was occupied by Libyan forces in 1980-81 during the civil war that had begun in the mid-1960s.
A canoe on the Chari River at Fort Lamy , in the Republic of Chad
N'Djamena was founded as Fort-Lamy by French commander Émile Gentil on 29 May 1900, and named after Amédée-François Lamy, an army officer who had been killed in the Battle of Kousséri about a month earlier. [6] [7] It was a major trading city and became the capital of the region and nation. During the Second World War, the French relied.
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History of N'Djamena. N'Djamena, founded in 1900 by French colonizers on the east bank of the Chari River, was initially known as Fort-Lamy after their gala leader - General Amedee-Francois Lamy. The town quickly turned into an important administrative center for the French, and during World War II, it served as a headquarters for Free.
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The city was founded as Fort-Lamy by the French in 1900 as a major trading and supply center. 13 years after independence Chad's first president changed the city's name to N'Djamena (in 1973). The map shows a city map of N'Djamena with expressways, main roads and streets, and the location of N'Djamena International Airport ( IATA code : NDJ.
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Coordinates: 12.125454°N 15.077433°E The Chad National Museum ( French: Musée National du Tchad) is the national museum of Chad. Since November 2010, the national heritage has been highlighted in modern premises opposite the Palace of January 15, seat of the National Assembly, and next to an identical building housing the National Library.
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Chad National Museum. It is situated in N'Djamena. The Chad National Museum, Fort-Lamy was founded on October 6, 1962, in temporary quarters. It relocated to the former town hall close to Place de l'Indépendance in 1964. The Chad National Museum opened with four halls dedicated to prehistory, protohistory, archives, folk arts, crafts, and.