January 27 - More than 2,000 total refugees flee from the Central African Republic into Chad's southern border, fleeing factional violence in their home country.[1][2]
April 12 - The Chadian government sends soldiers to the capital, N'Djamena to secure it against the incoming threat of rebels.[3]
April 14 - Peace Corps temporarily suspends their participation in Chad under worry of safety of volunteers within the country due to instability and rebel fighting.[4]
April 18 - UN Secretary General Kofi Annan warns that violence from Chad could spread to neighboring Central African countries.[5]
August 26 - President Déby forces oil companies Chevron and Petronas out of the country, citing that neither company had not paid taxes to the country.[6][7]
Years in Chad (1911–present)