1990 Chadian coup d'état

Overthrow of Hissène Habré 1990 Chadian coup d'état 200px Chadian-Libyan conflict File:Location Chad AU Africa.svg 30 November 1990 – 1 December 1990 N'Djamena, Chad 12 8 N 15 3 E region:TD inline, title Chad yes 200px Green pog.svg 10 Nexus of coup attempt in N'Djamena (marked green), Chad Coup attempt succeeds. MPS victory. Hissène Habré ousted. Idriss Déby took power. Chad Government Chadian National Armed Forces Chad MPS rebels Supported by: Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Libya Sudan Sudan Hissène Habré Idriss DébyBada Abbas Maldoum The 1990 Chadian coup d'état took place on 1 December 1990LA PLAINE DES MORTS Le Tchad de Hissène Habré 1982–1990 https://www.hrw.org/reports/chad1013frwebwcover.pdf www.hrw.org when the forces of the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS), a Libyan–backedhttps://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/06/world/in-chad-talk-of-a-libyan-resurgence.html In Chad, Talk of a Libyan Resurgence 6 December 1990 The New York Times 17 June 2019 rebel group under the leadership of General Idriss Déby, entered the Chadian capital N'Djamena unopposed. The MPS troops entered Chad by crossing the Sudanese border three weeks earlier.https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/03/world/rebels-in-control-of-chad-s-capital.html REBELS IN CONTROL OF CHAD'S CAPITAL 3 December 1990 The New York Times 17 June 2019 Previously, on 1 December, authoritarian, Western backed President Hissène Habré, who had ruled the country since 1982, reportedly fled to neighboring Cameroon with his family, Cabinet and top aides as his military, the Chadian National Armed Forces (FANT), collapsed.https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/02/world/chad-president-reportedly-flees-and-rebels-march-in.html Chad President Reportedly Flees and Rebels March In 2 December 1990 The New York Times 17 June 2019 Idriss Deby would rule the country until his assassination in 2021.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56815708 Chad's President Idriss Déby dies after clashes with rebels 20 April 2021 BBC News March 3, 2024 French position Although France repeatedly supported the Habré government against local rebellions and Libyan attacks in the 1980s, the French government gave instructions to the 1,300 French troops stationed in Chad not to intervene in what it described as an internal conflict, with French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas saying in an apparent reference to France's traditional deep involvement in Françafrique, its former colonies in Africa: The times have passed when France would pick governments or would change governments and would maintain others when it so wished. Dumas said some 300 extra French troops were sent to Chad in recent days only to protect French citizens and maintain order. The French and the MPS troops immediately began disarming civilians and restoring order after rioting and looting swept through N'Djamena after the collapse of the Habré government. See also Africa History of Chad References Coup Chad Category:Coups d'état in Chad Category:Political history of Chad Category:December 1990 in Africa Category:1990s coups d'état Category:Battles involving Libya Category:Battles involving Sudan Category:Chadian–Libyan War