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| 5. Chad |
| 1960 |
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| Chad gained independence from France. | 1 |
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| 1968 |
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| The French helped quell a three-year rebellion in the northern region of Tibesti. | 2 |
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| 1975, April 13 |
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| Pres. François Tombalbaye was killed in a military coup. A new regime headed by Gen. Félix Malloum took power. Ethnic, religious, and regional differences continued to divide the country. | 3 |
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| 1979, April |
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| Conferences in Kano, Nigeria, failed to unite Chad's warring factions. | 4 |
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| 1980, March |
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| Civil war broke out between followers of Goukouni Oueddei and Hissène Habré. Oueddei gained Libyan support and established control over the capital and the northern two-thirds of Chad. | 5 |
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| 1983 |
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| With help from France, Egypt, and the U.S., Habré gained the upper hand in the military conflict with Oueddei's forces. Continued fighting failed to resolve the military stalemate between the country's French- and Libyan-backed factions. | 6 |
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| 1987, Sept |
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| A cease-fire ended hostilities between Chad's warring factions. Habré, backed by France, retained power. | 7 |
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| 1988, Oct |
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| Chad and Libya restored diplomatic relations. | 8 |
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| April 20 |
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| U.S. Peace Corps personnel evacuated Chad because of violence between rebels and Chad government forces. | 9 |
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