- Félix Malloum
General Félix Malloum or Félix Malloum Ngakoutou Bey-Ndi (born 1932) is a
Chad ian politician from the south. He served as an officer in theChadian Military and as a member of the rulingChadian Progressive Party (PPT). He later became the Chief of Staff with the rank of colonel. He was imprisoned by President François Tombalbaye, but was released after a successful coup-d'etat on April 13, 1975. He served as both President and Prime Minister ofChad until August 29, 1978, whenHissène Habré was appointed Prime Minister to integrate armed northern rebels into the government. However, he was unsuccessful and resigned from the presidency on March 23, 1979.Malloum retired from politics and settled in
Nigeria . He returned to the Chadiancapital N'Djamena on May 31, 2002, after 23 years in exile. Upon his return he was entitled to the various benefits allowed to former presidents; these benefits included a monthly stipend of 3,000,000CFA francs , a residence, and coverage of his health expenses, along with a two vehicles and a driver. [ [http://www.afrique-express.com/archive/CENTRALE/tchad/tchadbios/251felixmalloun.htm "Félix Malloum: Retour à N'Djamena de l'ancien président tchadien"] , "Afrique Express", N° 251, June 18, 2002 fr icon.]References
External links
* [http://countrystudies.us/chad/ Country Study, Chad]
* [http://www.tchadien.com/histoire.html Tchadien.com (in French)]
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