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Brewer's: Chad-pennies
Whitsuntide offerings at St. Chad's cathedral, Lichfield, for keeping it in repair. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ChaffChacun a son Gout A B C D E F…Chad Rowan (Akebono)
Chad Rowan (Akebono)Born: May 8, 1969Sumo Wrestling 6-foot-9, 510-pound naturalized Japanese citizen born in Hawaii; first foreign grand champion in sumo wrestling's 2,000-year history;…Kanem
(Encyclopedia) KanemKanemkänēmˈ [key], former empire in Africa in the areas near Lake Chad that are now part of Chad and N Nigeria. The empire began in the 9th cent., when the Sefawa migrated to the…The Saint
Director: Phillip NoyceWriters: Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley StrickDirector of Photography:Phil MeheuxEditor:Terry RawlingsMusic:Graeme RevellProduction Designer:Joseph Nemec IIIProducers:…Shari
(Encyclopedia) Shari, river, Chad: see Chari.Fort-Lamy
(Encyclopedia) Fort-Lamy: see Ndjamena, Chad.Habré, Hissène
(Encyclopedia) Habré, HissèneHabré, Hissènehēsĕnˈ häbrāˈ [key], 1942–, Chadian political leader, president of Chad (1982–90). He studied political science in Paris during the late 1960s and,…Déby, Idriss
(Encyclopedia) Déby, Idriss Déby, Idriss ĭdrĭsˈ dĕbēˈ [key], 1952–2021, Chadian military and political leader,…Maiduguri
(Encyclopedia) MaiduguriMaidugurimīd&oomacr;ˈgərē [key], town (1991 est. pop. 282,000), capital of Borno state, NE Nigeria. The city is an important industrial center engaged in food processing…French Equatorial Africa
(Encyclopedia) French Equatorial Africa, former French federation in W central Africa. It consisted of four constituent territories: Gabon, Middle Congo (see Congo, Republic of the), Chad, and Ubangi…