National and Nomadic Guard of Chad الحرس الوطني التشادي للبدو والرحل Garde nationale et nomade du Tchad | |
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Abbreviation | GNNT |
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Formed | 1960 |
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Operations jurisdiction | Chad |
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Parent agency | Ministry for Territorial Administration |
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The National and Nomadic Guard of Chad (الحرس الوطني التشادي للبدو والرحل, Garde Nationale et Nomade du Tchad - GNNT) is one of five defence and security forces in Chad. (The others are the Army, the Gendarmerie, the Police and the Judicial Police.) Article 200 of the Constitution of 1996 states that the duties of the GNNT are the protection of politicians, government officials, and government buildings; the maintenance of order in rural areas; and the guarding of prisons and prisoners.[1] These responsibilities remain unchanged in the new Constitution of 2018 but are now in Article 195.[2]