Hissène Habré (born 1942), also spelled Hissen Habré, was the brutal leader of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990. 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Republic of Chad (تشاد) is a land-locked nation in central Africa. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Early Years

Habré was born in 1942 in Chad. He was member of the now-extinct political party Forces Armées Nationale du Tchad (Armed Forces of Chad, FANT). 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Habré: Prime Minister

Chad was a Colony that gained autonomy on 20 November 1928. On 11 August 1960 it became fully independent from France. November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

François Tombalbaye became president and prime minister of Chad (on 30 August 1973 he changed his name to N'Garta Tombalbaye). On 30 April 1975, Félix Malloum led a coup d'état against Tombalbaye and deposed him, assuming the posts of prime minister and president. François (Ngarta) Tombalbaye ( June 15, 1918 - April 13, 1975) was the first president of Chad. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years). ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

On 29 August 1978, Habré was given the post of prime minister of Chad. His term ended, however, a year later, when Malloum's government ended. Elections brought Goukouni Oueddei to the presidency. August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Events January January 1 - The Copyright Act of 1976 takes effect, making sweeping changes to United States copyright law. ...

The Civil War

Habré deposed Oueddei on 7 June 1982 and the FANT leader became president; the post of prime minister was abolished. Many political opponents of Habré were executed. Habré created the a police force, the Documentation and Security Directorate (DSD). Thousands of tribes Habré thought hostile to the regime were destroyed. June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British...

Libya invaded Chad on July 1975 to drive out Habré. Libya occupied and annexed the Aozou Strip. France and the United States aided Chad, because they were hostile to the Libyan "revolutionary leader", Muammar al-Qaddafi. The Great Socialist Peoples Libyan Arab Jamahiriya or Libya (Arabic: ليبيا) is a country in North Africa, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, located between Egypt on the east, Sudan on the southeast, Chad and Niger on the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west. ... The Aozou Strip (alternatively, Aouzou Strip) is a portion of northern Chad which lies along the border with Libya, extending south to a depth of about 100 kilometers into Chads Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti prefecture. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qaddafi 1 (Arabic: معمر القذافي Mu`ammar al-Qadhdhāfī) (born 1942), leader of Libya since 1970 and a controversial Arab statesman. ...

Civil war deepened. On 15 December 1980, Libya occupied all of northern Chad, but Habré defeated Libyan troops and drove them out on November 1981. On 1983, Qaddafi's troops occupied all of the country north of Koro Toro. The United States used a clandestine base in Chad to train captured Libyan soldiers whom it was organizing into an anti-Qaddafi force. The USA provided military aid and gave support to the DSD. December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

The Defeat of Qaddafi and Fall of Habré

Habré's aid from the USA and France helped him win over Qaddafi. The Libyan occupation of the north of Koro Toro ended when Habré defeated him on 1987. By that time, the war was beginning to end. The war had positively ended on 1988.

However, Habré had little time to enjoy victory. People in Chad hating his brutal regime of terror and genocide, Idriss Déby finally deposed him on 1 December 1990. Hissène Habré went exile to Senegal. Déby installed himself as dictator. However, popular support for Déby was shown on on the 20 May 2001 elections, where he defeated six other candidates with 2,161,287, which is 67.3%. The person in second place was Ngarlejy Yorongar, with 13.9%. (Anyone with info on the international response to this election, fair/cockeyed/crooked?) Idriss Déby (born 1952) is the president of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. ... The Republic of Senegal is a country south of the Senegal River in West Africa. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Human Rights

Habré killed thousands of people, but the exact number is unknown. His most brutal campaigns included genocide against ethnic groups in the south (1984), against the Hadjerai (1987), and against the Zaghawa (1989). He authorized tens of thousands of political murders and physical torture ([1] (http://hrw.org/justice/habre/intro_web2.htm)). Zaghawa is an African ethnic group, mainly living in eastern Chad and western Sudan, including the Darfur province of Sudan. ...