Tombalbaye biography of rory

A native of the south of the country and a member of the Sara ethnic group, Tombalbaye began his career as a teacher during French colonial rule and joined the Chadian Progressive Party (PPT) in After serving in the colonial legislature in the s, he succeeded Gabriel Lisette as the PPT's leader in and was appointed the country's first president upon gaining independence in In , he declared the PPT the sole legal party and presided over a corrupt dictatorship characterized by extreme favoritism