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François Tombalbaye was the political advisor of Ahmed Sékou Touré. Tombalbaye was a French-educated politician who served as the first president of Chad from 1960 to 1975. He was a member of the Parti Progressiste Tchadien (PPT), which he founded in 1946. Tombalbaye was a strong advocate for Chadian independence from France, and he led the PPT to victory in the 1959 elections.