Mangalmé riots explained

Place:Guera Prefecture, Chad
Mangalmé riots
Subtitle:Mubi uprising
Methods:Rioting
Goals:Lower income tax on income
Date:September 2, 1965 - October 1965
Causes:Increase in income tax
Corruption
Result:Riots crushed
Civil war in Chad begins
Side1:Mubi rioters
Side2:Chadian government
Casualties1:500 killed
Casualties2:10 government officials killed

The Mangalmé riots also called Mangalme Rebellion or Mubi Uprising were a series of riots in central Chad, starting in the village of Mangalmé in the Guéra Prefecture on September 2, 1965. Riots started after a tax increase on personal income. In some areas the tax was tripled. Civilians of the area also accused government of tax collection abuses and corruption. Government called the tax increase "a loan" to finance necessary projects in the area. Riots rapidly spread to all of Guéra Prefecture. During the riots ten government officials were killed, including the local deputy to the National Assembly. After this the government sent in the military and crushed the riots, and 500 people were killed. It is generally believed that this event started the Chadian Civil War.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Azevedo, Mario. The Roots of Violence: A History of War in Chad. Gordon and Breach Publishers. 1998. 0-203-98874-4. Charlotte. 65.