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ADDRESS DELIVE RED BY THP- PRF.5I D t: NT OF Tilt: REPUBUC U· CHAP TO Tilt: SUMMIT CONF ER EN C E OF IND EPENDi::l\T AFRICA N
STA TE~ HP-LD AT ADDIS ABABA FROM U TO 2~ MAY 1963
Th~ Chad d~l~gatlon te happy 10 be In Elhiopi a. historic la nd of Afric a 11 wi s he s. first and for.. most. on ita ow n behalf and on b..ha lf of Ih.. p<.'opl..
of Chad. 10 ....pr~•• It. Ihll1lks for the _a r m and broth.. r1y _~ lc om.. giv~n It by HI. Imp<.'r1al :\l aj...ty. HAILE SELA~"IF. I. and by IIis p<.'opl~. To the Ethiopian p..ople \I conv.. ys frat~rnal gr .. eting. from the V"opl .. of Chad.
Th.. founda tion. of African Unity musl h.. lakl al /\<1 f! 1 ~ Ababa On thla occulon. In com i n g to Ih~ t:th lop la n ca pit al. ... ar.. hap py. and ...
Intend. to ma ke our mode. t cont ribution to th.. search for a po•• lbl ..
• olutlon
Ttll" Impor la"".. of Ihls confe r ..nc .. ....cap". nO on~; It Is an .. v..nl of pri ma r y Imporl a nce in the hlslory of Africa he ca usc;
- African Unit)· m .. anA aU the fo n:e s of Ih ~ conUn.. nt u" lt ~ d fo r th ..
lolal IIb..ral lo n of Ih .. conUne nl;
- African Uld l )' m..alllll Ihe pooling of aU ou r ""onomi<'- r .. soure...S for our mat~r lal w..ll-t>~lng;
- Afric an Unlly is aia o th .. r.. "lltu tinn of all mor al ;)n f! cultural val" ..s. By virtue of I:. geOl!raphic position. CHAP I. a cros"'r",,,l b~t.e en
black and .hil ~ Africa; \I l.a alao a crosa roa d b..t. ~ ~n t~a"t and W..!!I Africa II is on.. 01 Ih.. African Stale a .her~ Vt'Opl .." of many diff.. r"nl r.. Il/1:lona.
rac.. s and 10 n gul' S live logeth"r and ca s l th"lr d"atln y in a singh' mo ul f!
CIIA D whic h . si nc e ItB acce"",ton to Interna ti onal Bo v.. r.. llln ly. hall laken part In all confe r e nc e... of Indepe,wl..nt cmml rl ... . cOlnmen <l. an<t le n d..
effective .upporl to Ihe ..troMs of a gr..at number of ita .1.ler counl rie. 10 aecur.. African Unity and peace In Ih~ wo r l d .
Th" time has com". al Addla Ahaba . for a brot h..rly COnfrOi"ll a tlon uf our poln lll of vi .. w. for, aft h..11 already h .... n Raid. Ihln I.. Ihe flr lll tlln" In the histor y of Ih.. world tha t eo many Afrlcan.s l.. ",d.. rs aee m....tini!.
In Ihe opinion of Ih~ Pf'Opl.. of Chad and It. Gov~rnm enl. a soci",ly capabl.. of . lt hlll . nd i n g Ih.. 1... ls of tim .. can only b.. built on foundallon.
of frlendllhlp and fr a t.. rnll y. In CIf AD. and g...rany In Afr ica . Ihe word
"b r Ol he r " \R not limitative .
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It I_s wlthoul .ayln« Ihat Itwr", arlO' toda,. many sp<"<'ulators hUI,i nl!:
for Ih", faUur", of aur m ...ling. To Ihal ..nd. It . I".s Ihf'rn pl... r .. 10 tlra.
all.nlion to our prl"s.nl polillcal. f'Conomic anti, abovl" aU, Ilnl!:ulKl lr dlffl"r"'''Cl!'a. Ttl.!r .01l" purpo&. is to ",alnuln Ihl" pr.sl!'nt rlparSI/O' nf th ..
Afrl"an contln.. nt 3nd In Ihl .. ...y 10 conllnu.. Ih.. sav3g.. O'llp l" it a !l n" or .,ach of our pt'opl l"s wh o , Gud know s , ar .. eo poor and so wa n n " l:
II1&; up 10 UK. th.n . r ... pon.lhI. politicians. 10 und.r"Iand Ill.. Bllua- tlon and foil any ma n or" v r .. Ilahll!' to rl"Iard Ot.Ir conli ....nt ·. prot;r t<n.ar ,'"
Ita compll!'l. \Ib.ralion and lowards lIa happin.s. In r. a ll lv, Ih mano" u" r . _ .r., In vain. TI.l!'y will laat only for a cl"rlain timl", for w .. ha v.. 11: d r .. a.on.
for b.li.ving in ttl.. poa.lhllily of achl..vlnll: African Unity
Th ere ia no much •• n.... In hulldinll: IU rica In .ov..r..lgn SIa l ... . ir" I.. V.. n .... nl of ea"h oth.. r, for w. kn"w Ihal It III from our union. an,llr ulI1 il "I" "". Ihal WI!' .han draw a.. fHCI. nl al r l!' nr;l h 10 . . al"rl ours""'.. a in Ih. . ."r ltl Tt,.. main Ihin«;:, for us. la 10 <i..I .. rm ;n.., earl!'fully and O'l!'a ll . tic a lly . Ihl!' lin on wh ic h thla !uturl!' union 01 our Sla l ..s Ca n b. built. In '>th.... wor-da, Ih.. qu Uo n wh l!' l "" r Ih• •Iruelur. of OUr I·tur.. or g . n i.a tl n n uf Afrlclln Sta l ... II uutd b ..
unilary, f.. o .. ral or co n1<-d..ra l mu.t b. I!'lIlunlnl!'d v....y "ar.. fully , Ihal j!l 10 .ay, wil h UUI pr""lpltan" ".
Moreov",r , H,.. pr.·..."1 <llvl!;io n of It,.. Afrl".n o:ontln..nl 1f,lo Fr" '''''' -''I ak- ina and F:nall_h- apraklr.g I':ro ..plJ I. b,,1 InslgnHlcanl .. nd sUp"" r f ici..1 In thp " ..
thai n dot"s nol ap ply to Ih .. m.l "ril y or our p<!'OpI., U w.. ,... al .11 unanl m o . In furlher lnl It.. d." .. h'p"'l!'nl of Ih.. n". Ind..~nd..nl Af r ; r .. in It.. """ y of d."'<>e"r-aey II ia In lerm f I",", n•• • "..•• th ai WI!' mu.t r"a_on Andlh.. gr .,a l majority of our J>f'opl .. hav m"ln..d v..ry Af..lcan. very <'r i«;:I .,.1. wllh ".,n .. nf Ih. varnish uf "· r l!' .>c: h :..~lillh. nr any ,,1he r ,,"1h"· ... Wh"lh '-r Ih..v em,," from
Fr e,,,,h Or Engllah a nf inn".."".. Ih..y . t.. cha rllc l ..rh,,,1 on'" loy p<lv.. rly, d..aUlution. Igno r a 1!' a.,d ml.... ry and, h.. ""•. by Ih. unani",,,,, s "rill .... for t .. arnl"l or I!'duc .. tion. Ih.. d.slr.. 10 oJ>f'n lh.msl!'lv.. a 10 IhO' ""I.hl.. wor ld
Th.rl!' 1&; in lhi. ll."".ral u pl r a ll on of Afric .. n J>f'<'PI .. Ih .. I.. av ..., "..." ••r,. to Ihl!' bulldlflj( of our unilary . I r uc l u r .._ Th.rl!' ia. morf'()v..r, n"Ihin « f..,,<1am . n l a Uy unc:hanceabll!' In Ih .. I.ngua~.. b.rril!'ra: II1&; m.r.ly a qu... liu" of g..".. talionll and of r ..fo r m ln g "dueaUonal I'rOJ:ram",...,
Th .. wo r k 10 b(' 0"" ... Ill, r....p""t In Ih", PeonoTnlc "rv.. l"J'''''',,1 of Ou r
"ontin...,I i. . .v.. n lI:r l!' a l .. r a"d .. ",r.. a ..<!u"... tha n th .. pollU"al work Th..
rf'Conv .. raion or pr.... nl !pconoml" >llrU<'"l"rl!'. Into hor+r.onlal ;nl .. r-i\f rk .. "
slnocturH III Ih.. sl".. qua nnn of our ... U-a"••rtlon In th.. w"rI '" Th• •al ah - l1&;h"'''''1 of a fr... trad• • r .... of a ,,",v .. lupm.. nt bank. of a .",«1.. cur r .."",.
.. II COllI.ln v.... y varl .. d an<t c"",pl..,. 11111"' ''1• • hlch. • I!' 11<.>,.... will . •I. r tin ll frtlm our co.. f..~"C• • find ..1"""''11'' fo.. . p..r",an..nl and ,·ff PeIi". . .nl u ti o n
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The r e t- no daub! Ihal dpcolonh a Uon m".1 ~ Iot a.! In ?Oth c....tury Afd e a To IoChlev .. thl a a cooce rt ..d action of the Head. of Stat .. I.
npc"•• ary. bl'caua" eff eclh e. Mor " than ever- th" Afr ican and Ma laga a y Sl a l "a mUll co-ordinal" the ir .. nort • .
May we h.. fHo.. ed. ..lth re. p"'ct to decolo n h atlon . to dr•• you r att"" l lon 10 on" facl. All hough our cou nlrl ..a ha " l!" gll.l nf'd their politic a l Indl!"pe-ndl!"ne ... menIal dpcolonh a tlon rema lna 10 bl!" ..on. WI!" are con v lne l!"d that I'" ml!"nla.! decolonh,alion of our pe-oplf' ..1Il enab l e ". to re lolv e .Ome of Ihe dlfflc ultl e-. ..hlch op~e
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to eac h othe r.The Chad de-l"eallon I. ... firmly oJl'POOlf'd to de-vourlng or an.n ..lla tlonl. t le nd ..nel and ambition. al It II In fa"our of Africa n Unity. W" Ihlnk that the Unily se .. k ..·111 be fo un d..d nn Ih.. polic y of no n -\ "I.. rr.. r... In th ..
dom ... Uc affa ir . Dr ,oov"r.. lltn count ri .... W.. shalt ha"e Ih" oppurlu n lly.
durinlC our dt-CU.llolllI. 10 ... pla l n and .tat... p1lcll l y our Id... on Ih l . matt e r.
To dl.prl all ml.und .. rll.ndlng. " I ' ..I..h 10 reit .. ral .. thaI O\Ir dde-I a llon I. quit .. r ..ady 10 mak .. 11" "nnl rlb u t lon. ho....".. r moo...1 It may b... 101 h..
..,h1.." nt of Afrk... Unity. W.. ar .. fir m l y convl,....,.. ,l t lo al th .. g.. n.. r.l prl nclpl of Ihls UnIty ..hlch .... d..alr....Ill bre o m.. .. vl<l.. nl h.. r ...
lIy wa y 01 cunclu.ion. w.. can "t.t.. lhal th ... Il..n.. ral prl,....,ipl ar ..
a.!r.. ady la1li"l!:.hap" foUQ'Wine: Ihe "lie I' ll I'm . prec hel .na~ al Ih.. r trum 01thUl Conf..rence .ine.. ye.lerday_
Politically. It i. incone ..lvahl e 10 Ihlnk of an oreanhallOfl. th.. le a d..rahlp of . hlc h ..ould 'a U ..llhe r:o on.. per. o n or 10 One country; It II • que.lion .bo·
all of Be- .. lne how . pracllcally. 11 wou l d b .. poellMe fo r our VAriOUI Slaler. to conce r l Dr co-ordinal.. our opt ions. both to proJm ot e th .. lIbe-r a ti o n of count d ...
BUll eolonl&ed and to harmonl!.e our for elen polle y.
F.conomt.cally. Ih.. facl tha i are produet' rw of ra.. matprlall and trlbu - tariM of Induatrlall7. ..d countrt hn poa..e on us the Impt!'ratl vt' dUly of .. sl ab - Itshlne .peclall.. ed Int .. r-Afr lcan ore a nballo na ..ht.ch ..lIl enable us to pr ...nl a eOmmon fronl to th .. outllld.. " M i d.
Cultu rally. " I' mu. t quickly adapl educallonal pro gr am m... and Bpt' .. ",
... tbe MtabUahm ..nl and dev.. lopm.. nt of O\Ir edueatlo nal i,..!ll utl o na al
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It'wela.In an IM-.e fI..MI. I".. an lc ulaUo n of Ihe "arlou. orll.n1 t.lltlona ..holIe purpoa e II to faclllt . l.. ra""roac h.. m ..nl and union ....u.1b.. "Iu ell e d Bl ral,ht a.ay. We mUlIt the r .. for.. make provl .I" " for ol he r ",,, pll ng9 OIl all 1.. " .. 1. -
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. prcl.U. I•. dlpl om.ta , 11.. "01,, of St a l... -." •• 10 find 11'1. . .gr ....rn ~nt whic h ...1\1 elve bIrt h 10 a Joint ore.nllallon of Afrlc.n St a l u, th.. name of ...hieh
