The Armed Forces of the North (Forces Armées du Nord or FAN) was a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War. Composed of FROLINAT units that remained loyal to Hissène Habré following his break from Goukouni Oueddei and the CCFAN in 1976. Consisting at first of only a few hundred Toubou and some Hajerai and Ouaddaïan fighters, FAN began its operations from bases in eastern Chad, where it received help from Sudan. Driven from N'Djamena back to its eastern refuge after the Libyan incursion of 1980, FAN scored a series of victories over Goukouni's Transitional Government of National Unity (GUNT) forces in 1982, which culminated in the recapture of N'Djamena and Habré's assumption of the presidency. FAN became the core of the new national army, Chadian National Armed Forces (FANT), in January 1983. From 1979 to 1982, Chad experienced unprecedented change and spiraling violence. ... This article is currently being translated from an original article in Catalan. ... Hissène Habré (born 1942), also spelled Hissen Habré, was the leader of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990. ... Goukouni Oueddei (1944 – present) is a Chadian political figure, son of a derde of Teda. ... The Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North (Conseil de Commandement des Forces Armées du Nord or CCFAN) was a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... The Toubou are an ethnic group in northern Chad. ... Ouaddaï is one of the 14 prefectures of Chad. ... NDjamena, «ehn JAHM uh nuh», population 721,000 (2005), is the capital of Chad. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chadian National Armed Forces (Forces Armées Nationales Tchadiennes or FANT) was the army of the central government of Chad from January 1983, when the President Hissène Habrés forces, in first place his personal Armed Forces of the North (FAN), were merged. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• FROLINAT
• Malloum's Military Government
• Chadian Civil War