In addition to historical causes and what Tombalbaye himself was later to call "maladministration", the country's Arabic speaking neighbors abetted rebellion in the northern and central regions of Chad.
Förutom historiska orsaker och det som Tombalbaye själv senare skulle kalla "maladministration" (vanstyre), uppmuntrade landets arabiskspråkiga grannar uppror i Tchads norra och centrala regioner.