| A Teenager in the Chad Civil War: A Memoir of Survival, 1982-1986 Contributor(s): Toïngar, Ésaïe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786424036 ISBN-13: 9780786424030 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2006 Annotation: Chad, which theoretically gained its independence from France in 1960, is one of many African countries that have been fighting a series of particularly brutal wars, internal and external. In 1982, Hissene Habri wrested power from Chad's UNrecognized government, igniting a vicious civil war. Thousands of innocent citizens were kidnapped, tortured and killed to quash political unrest. Covering 1982 to 1986, this memoir tells the story of Isaoe Toongar, a native of southern Chad and miraculous survivor of Chad's darkest days. This work contains Toongar's first-hand description of growing up, coming of age and waging the ultimate struggle for survival in the war-torn country. It gives a graphic account of what transpired in Chad during the rule of Habre and the ways in which the author managed to survive, fleeing his home village and seeking safety among the CODOs, a rebel movement of the south. Photographs from the author's collection are included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Africa - Central - History | Revolutionary |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2006044941 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.94" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 234 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Central Africa - Ethnic Orientation - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Recent years have found much of Africa to be a land of turmoil and revolution. Distress in the Sudan and countries such as Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone and Liberia have made Africa the site of a variety of atrocities from displacement to torture to genocide. The country of Chad, which theoretically gained its independence from France in 1960, is one of many that have been fighting a series of particularly brutal wars, internal and external. In 1982, Hissene Habre wrested power from Chad's UN-recognized government, igniting a vicious civil war. Thousands of innocent citizens were kidnapped, tortured and killed to quash political unrest. Covering 1982 to 1986, this memoir tells the story of Esaie Toingar, a native of southern Chad and miraculous survivor of Chad's darkest days, many of which came during different Septembers. This work contains Toingar's first-hand description of growing up, coming of age and waging the ultimate struggle for survival in the war-torn country. It gives a graphic account of what transpired in Chad during the rule of Habre and the ways in which the author managed to survive, fleeing his home village and seeking safety among the CODOs, a rebel movement of the south. Derived primarily from Toingar's memories, this work also utilizes information garnered from other first-hand testimonials and a 1991 documentary filmed by post-Habre Chad Television. Photographs from the author's collection are included. |