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Military and security forces Chad, in 36 editions.
The entry for Chad published Military and security forces in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 19 editions. Each is shown as published. Military and security forces in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 19
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Branches” (1990 to 1996), “Military branches” (1997 to 2018) and “Military and security forces” (2019 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024Published as “Branches”
- Army,
- Air Force,
- paramilitary Gendarmerie,
- Presidential Guard
Army, Air Force, paramilitary Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard
Published as “Branches”
- Patriotic Salvation Force (FPS; Army, Air Force),
- paramilitary Gendarmerie,
- National Police
Patriotic Salvation Force (FPS; Army, Air Force, Force), paramilitary Gendarmerie, Presidential Guard National Police
Published as “Branches”
- Army (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, and Gendarmerie),
- National Police,
- Republican Guard
Patriotic Salvation Force (FPS; Army, Army (includes Ground Forces, Air Force), paramilitary Gendarmerie, Force, and Gendarmerie), National Police Police,
Republican Guard
Published as “Branches”
Army (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard
Army (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), National Police,Republican Guard
Published as “Branches”
Army (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard
Army (includes Ground Forces, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican
Guard
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
Published as “Branches”
- Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie),
- Republican Guard,
- Police
Army Armed Forces (includes Ground Forces, Force, Air Force, and
Gendarmerie), Republican
Guard
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Military branches”
- Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie),
- Republican Guard,
- Police
Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and
Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Police
Published as “Military branches”
- Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie),
- Republican Guard,
- Rapid Intervention Force,
- Police
Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air
Force, and
Police
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
Published as “Military branches”
- Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air Force, and Gendarmerie),
- Republican Guard,
- Rapid Intervention Force,
- Police,
- Rural and Nomadic Guard (GNNT)
Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, Air
Police
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
Published as “Military branches”
- Armed Forces (including National Army, Air Force, and Gendarmerie),
- Rapid Intervention Force,
- National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT),
- Presidential Security Guard,
- Police
Armed Forces (includes Ground Force, (including National Army, Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, Rural National and Nomadic Guard (GNNT) (GNNT), Presidential Security Guard, Police
Published as “Military branches”
- Armed Forces:
- National Army (ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard
Armed Forces (including Forces: National Army, Army (ANT), Air Force, and Gendarmerie), Rapid Intervention Force, National and Nomadic Republican Guard (GNNT), Presidential Security Guard, Police
The same text in 2005 and 2006.
Published as “Military branches”
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT),
- Air Force,
- Gendarmerie (2004)
Armed Forces: Chadian National Army (ANT), (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Air Force, and Republican Guard Gendarmerie (2004)
Published as “Military branches”
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT),
- Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT),
- Gendarmerie (2007)
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, ANT), Chadian Air Force, Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT), Gendarmerie (2004) (2007)
The same text in 5 editions, 2008 to 2012.
Published as “Military branches”
- Armed Forces:
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT),
- Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT),
- Gendarmerie (2008)
Armed Forces: Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale Tchadienne, du Tchad, ANT), Chadian Air Force (Force Aerienne Tchadienne, FAT), Gendarmerie (2007) (2008)
The same text in 6 editions, 2013 to 2018.
Published as “Military branches”
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2013)
Rewritten: too little of the 2012 text remains to mark the changes.
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2013)
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT);
- General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE) (2019)
note: the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and considered an elite military unit
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2013) (GNNT); General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE) (2019)
note: the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and considered an elite military unit
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE);
- National Gendarmerie;
- National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2019)
- note(s):
- the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and considered an elite military unit;
- it is comprised of men from President DEBY's own Zaghawa ethnic group;
- the Chadian Army also includes the US-trained and equipped Special Anti-Terrorist Group (SATG)
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), National Gendarmerie, National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT); General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE) GDSSIE); National Gendarmerie; National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2019)note: note(s): the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and considered an elite military unit unit; it is comprised of men from President DEBY's own Zaghawa ethnic group; the Chadian Army also includes the US-trained and equipped Special Anti-Terrorist Group (SATG)
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE);
- National Gendarmerie;
- Ministry of Public Security and Immigration: National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT), national police (2021)
- note(s) - the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and is considered to be Chad's elite military unit;
- it is reportedly a division-size unit with infantry, armor, and special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT)
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE); National Gendarmerie; Ministry of Public Security and Immigration: National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2019) (GNNT), national police (2021)note(s): note(s) - the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and is considered an to be Chad's elite military unit; it is comprised of men from President DEBY's own Zaghawa ethnic group; the Chadian Army also includes the US-trained reportedly a division-size unit with infantry, armor, and equipped special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group (SATG) or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT)
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE);
- National Gendarmerie;
- Ministry of Public Security and Immigration: National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT), Chadian National Police (2022)
note: the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and is considered to be Chad's elite military unit; it is reportedly a division-size unit with infantry, armor, and special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT)
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE); National Gendarmerie; Ministry of Public Security and Immigration: National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT), national police (2021) Chadian National Police (2022)note(s) - note: the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and is considered to be Chad's elite military unit; it is reportedly a division-size unit with infantry, armor, and special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT)
The same text in 2023 and 2024.
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Land Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE);
- National Gendarmerie;
- Ministry of Public Security and Immigration: National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2023)
note 1: the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and is considered to be Chad's elite military unit; it is reportedly a division-sized force with infantry, armor, and special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT)
note 2: the Chadian National Police are under the Ministry of Public Security and Immigration; border security duties are shared by the Army, Customs (Ministry of Public Security and Immigration), the Gendarmerie, and the GNNT
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Land Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE); National Gendarmerie; Ministry of Public Security and Immigration: National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT), Chadian National Police (2022) (GNNT) (2023)note: note 1: the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, is the presidential guard force and is considered to be Chad's elite military unit; it is reportedly a division-size unit division-sized force with infantry, armor, and special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT)
note 2: the Chadian National Police are under the Ministry of Public Security and Immigration; border security duties are shared by the Army, Customs (Ministry of Public Security and Immigration), the Gendarmerie, and the GNNT
- Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), Chadian National Gendarmerie;
- General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE)
- Ministry of Public Security and Immigration:
- National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2025)
note 1: the GDSSIE is the presidential guard force and is considered to be Chad's elite military unit; it is reportedly a division-sized force with infantry, armor, and special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT); it reports directly to the president
note 2: the Chadian National Police are under the Ministry of Public Security and Immigration; border security duties are shared by the ANT, Customs (Ministry of Public Security and Immigration), the National Gendarmerie, and the GNNT
Chadian National Army (Armee Nationale du Tchad, ANT): Land Ground Forces (l'Armee de Terre, AdT), Chadian Air Force (l'Armee de l'Air Tchadienne, AAT), Chadian National Gendarmerie; General Direction of the Security Services of State Institutions (Direction Generale des Services de Securite des Institutions de l'Etat, GDSSIE); National Gendarmerie; GDSSIE)
Ministry of Public Security and Immigration: National Nomadic Guard of Chad (GNNT) (2023) (2025)
note 1: the GDSSIE, formerly known as the Republican Guard, GDSSIE is the presidential guard force and is considered to be Chad's elite military unit; it is reportedly a division-sized force with infantry, armor, and special forces/anti-terrorism regiments (known as the Special Anti-Terrorist Group or SATG, aka Division of Special Anti-Terrorist Groups or DGSAT) DGSAT); it reports directly to the president
note 2: the Chadian National Police are under the Ministry of Public Security and Immigration; border security duties are shared by the Army, ANT, Customs (Ministry of Public Security and Immigration), the National Gendarmerie, and the GNNT
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Chad: Military and security forces.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/chad/military-and-security-forces.