Historical Sketch

French expansion into the region began around 1900. Chad was constituted as military territory and protectorate within French Equatorial Africa, several time the administrative form changed between a combination with a neighboring territory and stand-alone. After the Second World War, Chad was transformed into an overseas territory and in preparation for the French Union it got constituted as autonomous republic in 1958. After the failure of the French Union, Chad attained independence in 1960.

Monetary History Overview

Since independence in 1960, Chad is a member of the Central African Monetary Union and uses the Central African CFA Franc instead of a national currency.

Chad joined the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on 10.07.1963.

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