Goukouni Oueddei (born 1944) is a Chadian political figure. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is a list of famous people from Chad. See also Heads of state of Chad, Sayfawa dynasty A; Ibrahim Abatcha He was Head of State of Chad in 1979 and again from 1979 to 1982. List of Heads of State of Chad (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office Affiliations Last elections He is currently in exile.
Goukouni is from the northern half of the country and is the son of Oueddei Kichidemi, derde of the Teda. Oueddei Kichidemi was the father of the former Chadian President Goukouni Oueddei and was the tribal leader or Derde, of the Toubou The derde is the title held by the highest religious and political authority among the Toubou Teda of the Tibesti, in north-western Chad The Teda are a Toubou ethnic group that lives mostly in northern Chad, but is present also in Libya, Niger and Nigeria. He entered politics in the late 1960s as a militant in the National Liberation Front of Chad (FROLINAT) led by Abba Siddick. FROLINAT ( Front de Libération Nationale du Tchad; National Liberation Front of Chad) is an insurgent rebel group that was active in Chad between 1966 and Abba Siddick is a Muslim Chadian politician and revolutionary born in what was the Oubangui-Chari French colony (today Central African FROLINAT resented the political dominance enjoyed by southerners under the presidency of François Tombalbaye and advocated the participation of central and northern peoples. François Tombalbaye, also called Ngarta Tombalbaye ( June 15, 1918 &ndash April 13, 1975) was a teacher and a Trade union After Tombalbaye's assassination in 1975, tensions between the two geographical halves escalated into a convoluted civil war that involved several Chadian political groups, Libya, the United States, and France. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The conflict was to last through the 1980s. Goukouni viewed the dictatorial Tombalbaye regime as an instrument of continued French hegemony in Chad.
Goukouni was installed as interim Chadian head of state on 23 March 1979. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) He was acclaimed President of the Transitional Government of National Unity (GUNT), which sought reconciliation between warring factions, on 10 November 1979. The Transitional Government of National Unity ( Gouvernement d'Union Nationale de Transition or GUNT was the coalition government of armed groups that nominally ruled Chad Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Goukouni, a Cold War neutralist who supported Libya, was Head of State; Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué (a southern moderate) was Vice President; Hissène Habré (a pro-West northerner) was Minister of Defence; and Acyl Ahmat (a strongly pro-Libyan Arab) was Minister of Foreign Affairs. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué (born May 20, 1939) is a Chadian politician and former army officer Hissène Habré (born 1942 also spelled Hissen Habré, was the leader of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990 Ahmat Acyl (1944 - 1982 was a Chadian Arab insurgent leader during the Chadian Civil War.
Personal rivalries (especially between erstwhile allies Goukouni and Habré) limited the government's effectiveness and contributed to the perception of Goukouni as an indecisive puppet of Libyan leader Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi. Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi 1 (معمر القذافي) (born 7 June 1942) also known as Colonel Gaddafi There was even a Libyan proposal to annex Chad, which drew opposition from all ideological camps. In a last-ditch attempt to salvage his beleaguered government, Goukouni appointed Djidingar Dono Ngardoum as prime minister on 19 May 1982. Djidingar Dono Ngardoum (1928&ndash2000 was Prime Minister of Chad from 19 May 1982 to 19 June 1982. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The GUNT was, however, overthrown by Habré loyalists on 7 June 1982. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Goukouni fled from N'Djamena across the Chari River into Cameroon; he subsequently went into exile in Tripoli, Libya. N'Djamena (ənʤəˈmeɪnə Arabic Niǧāmīnā نجامينا population 721000 (2005 is the Capital city of Chad. The Chari or Shari River is a 949- Kilometer -long river of Central Africa. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa. Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: [1] Acyl died in an unrelated accident, and Kamougué lost much of his base as Habré consolidated his power into a centralized military dictatorship.
By 1983, Goukouni returned to Chad with substantial Libyan assistance to fight the Habré régime through guerrilla warfare. He was the most recognized Chadian oppositionist, whose views carried significant weight, though Habré granted only limited concessions in an attempt to reconcile with Goukouni. The former president reportedly demanded a new constitution and liberalization of political party activity, which Habré did not accede to.
In October 1986, Libyan police arrested Oueddei, and in the process they shot him in the stomach. He then broke with the Libyans and went into exile in Algiers instead[1] in February 1987. Algiers (الجزائر Algerian Arabic: Dzayer ( (From kabyle pronunciation Kabyle: Ledzayer, Alger) is the Capital and largest [2] However, some questioned whether he had truly broken with the Libyans, and in July 1987 Oueddei said that he was on good terms with them. [1]
Goukouni met with current Chadian president Idriss Déby on April 17, 2007, in Libreville, Gabon, to discuss ways to end the current civil war. Lieutenant General Idriss Déby Itno (born 1952 is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Libreville (population 578156 January 1, 2005) is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Gabon (gəˈbɒn or /gaˈbõ/ in French) is a country in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Republic The current civil war in Chad began in December 2005. The conflict involved Chadian government forces and several Chadian rebel groups Saying that Chad was in grave danger, Goukouni expressed a hope that he could use his "moral authority" to save it. He said that in turn he wanted to be allowed to return to Chad from exile in the future, and he said that Déby had agreed to that. [3][4] On April 19, the leaders of two rebel groups rejected Goukouni's offer to mediate. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer [5]
Goukouni returned to Chad on July 30, 2007, along with about twenty other exiled opponents of the regime, for a discussion with Déby regarding the rebellion and how to resolve the situation. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Goukouni and the others left Chad and returned to Libreville later on the same day. [6]
He met with Nigerien President Tandja Mamadou on March 4, 2008, discussing the situation in Chad following the February 2008 Battle of N'Djamena. Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. Colonel (ret Tandja Mamadou (born 1938 in Maïné-Soroa, Niger) is a Nigerien politician and current President, as well as the Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Battle of N'Djamena began on February 2 2008 when Chadian rebel forces opposed to Chadian President Idriss Déby entered N'Djamena [7]
References
- ^ a b c James Brooke, "Habre Policy in Chad: Name Ex-Foes to Key Posts", The New York Times, August 18, 1987.
- ^ James Brooke, "CHAD SAID TO WIN VAST LIBYAN BOOTY", The New York Times, April 1, 1987.
- ^ "Tchad: Idriss Deby rencontre l'ex-président Goukouni Weddeye à Libreville", AFP (Jeuneafrique. com), April 17, 2007 (French).
- ^ "L'ancien président Goukouni Weddeye veut "sauver le Tchad" de l'éclatement", AFP (Jeuneafrique. com), April 18, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Les rebelles rejettent la médiation de l'ex-président Goukouni", AFP (Jeuneafrique. com), April 19, 2007 (French).
- ^ "Une innovation dans la démarche de restauration de la paix au Tchad", Chadian government web site, July 31, 2007 (French).
- ^ "L'ancien président tchadien Goukouni Weddeye reçu par le chef de l'Etat nigérien", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique. com), March 4, 2008 (French).
| Preceded by Félix Malloum |
Head of State of Chad 1979 |
Succeeded by Lol Mahamat Choua |
| Preceded by Lol Mahamat Choua |
Head of State of Chad 1979–1982 |
Succeeded by Hissène Habré |
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