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Title XI: Of National Defense and of Security
Article 187
The National Defense and Security are assured by the Armed Forces and [Forces] of
Security.

Article 188
The Armed Forces and [Forces] of Security are composed of:
• the National Army;
• the National Gendarmerie;
• the National Police;
• the National and Nomadic Guard.

Article 189
The Armed Forces and the [Forces] of Security are at the service of the Nation.
They are submitted to the republican legality.
They are subordinated to the civil power.

Article 190
The Armed Forces and the [Forces] of Security are apolitical.
No one may use them to individual ends.

Article 191
The National Defense is assured by the National Army and the National
Gendarmerie.
The maintenance of the public order and of security is assured by the National
Police, the National and Nomadic Guard and the National Gendarmerie.

Chapter I: Of the National Army of Chad
Article 192
The National Army of Chad has for its mission to defend the territorial integrity, the
national unity, to guarantee the national independence and the security of the
country against any external aggression or threat .

Article 193
The National Army of Chad participates in tasks of economic and social development
as well as in humanitarian operations.

Chad 1996 (rev. 2005)

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