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Chad in 1980

Historical records for Chad in 1980, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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1980CoupHissene Habre

Government / Government of Chad

Under Habre the secret police allegedly kill tens of thousands of people and torture as many as 200,000. Hissene Habre deposes PM Goukouni Oueddei and becomes dictator of Chad until 1990. Habre receives US support because he opposes Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy

Names involved

Hissene Habre

Provenance

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