Chad By falcon Jan 1, 1891 France colonizes Chad by war and winning. Jan 1, 1910 Africa was a made into four French territories in west central Africa Jan 1, 1920 Chad was separated from Ubangi-Shari to make a 4th colony of French Equatorial. Jan 1, 1934 Africa was transformed into a unified territory of France. Jan 1, 1956 The PPT was first nationalist movement Jan 1, 1960 Chad gains independance with first president Francois Tombalbaye. Jan 1, 1962 Tombalbaye banned all political parties except his own. His treatment to opponents was extremely harsh. Jan 1, 1974 Oil was discovered in Chad Mar 23, 1979 Civil War starts in N'Djamena Jan 1, 1984 Aids is spreading all throughout Africa including Chad. Jan 1, 2001 3.8 million people are infected in Africa. Jan 1, 2001 In 2001 the number of people living with HIV/AIDS was about 150,000 and deaths from AIDS that year were about 14,000 people.