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Hissène Habré
Hissène Habré, also spelled Hissen Habré, was a Chadian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the fifth president of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990.
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politics · President of Chad from 1982 to 1990 · politician · military personnel · minister · also Hissène Habré, Hissen Habré, Hissene Habre, Hissen Habre, Habré
Born 13 August 1942 · Died 24 August 2021 · Q310886
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Died 2021-08-24.
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2016· 4 entries
The Washington Post: Hissène Habré[[added accents to name--gm]]’s conviction is a victory for international justice
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Newsweek: Who Is Hissène Habré, Chad’s Brutal Dictator?
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Democracy Now: From U.S. Ally to Convicted War Criminal: Inside Chad’s Hissène Habré’s Close Ties to Reagan Admin
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Human Rights Watch: Dispatches: Hissène Habré Sentenced to Life for Atrocities
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2013· 1 entry
Democracy Now: U.S.-Backed Chadian Dictator Hissène Habré Faces War Crimes Trial in Historic Win for His Victims
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2012· 1 entry
The United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Senegal to put him on trial or extradite him to face justice overseas
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2008· 2 entries
Human Rights Watch: Q & A on the Hissène Habré Case
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Which would allow Habré to be tried in court
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2007· 1 entry
Senegal set up its own special war-crimes court to try Habré under pressure from the African Union
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2002· 1 entry
And its jurisdiction is limited to events that took place after that date
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1990· 1 entry
Which reported that 40,000 people had been killed, but did not follow up on its recommendations
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1989· 1 entry
And subsequently fled to Sudan, defeated Habré's forces
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1983· 1 entry
Libyan troops returned to Chad and remained in the country, supporting Goukouni's militia, until 1988
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1982· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of Chad (1982–1990).
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Resumed his fight against the Chadian government
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1980· 1 entry
The unity government signed a treaty of friendship and cooperation with Libya
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1978· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Chad (1978–1979).
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1976· 1 entry
Oueddei and Habré quarreled and Habré split his newly named Armed Forces of the North (Forces Armées du Nord or FAN) from Goukouni's followers who adopted the name of People's Armed Forces (Forces Armées Populaires or FA
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1975· 1 entry
But despite the intervention of the French Government, Claustre (whose husband was a senior French government official) was not released until 1 February 1977
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1942· 2 entries
Born 1942-08-13.
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In Faya-Largeau, northern Chad, then a colony of France, into a family of shepherds
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