Hassan Djamous
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Hassan Djamous was a Commander in Chief of the Chadian Army
and a cousin of current Chad
ian President
Idriss Déby
. The Hassan Djamous International Airport is named after him.
He led Chadian forces during the Chadian-Libyan conflict, such as the victory in the Battle of Maaten al-Sarra
.
Djamous was killed on orders of Hissène Habré
, a former President, who suspected him of plotting a coup d'état
along with his cousin, Déby, and Mahamat Itno, Minister of the Interior; Déby was the only one of the three who survived.
Military of Chad
The Military of Chad consists of the Armed Forces , Republican Guard, Rapid Intervention Force, Police, and National and Nomadic Guard...
and a cousin of current Chad
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
ian President
Heads of state of Chad
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Idriss Déby
Idriss Déby
General Idriss Déby Itno is the President of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. Déby is of the Bidyat clan of the Zaghawa ethnic group. He added "Itno" to his surname in January 2006.-Rise to power:...
. The Hassan Djamous International Airport is named after him.
He led Chadian forces during the Chadian-Libyan conflict, such as the victory in the Battle of Maaten al-Sarra
Battle of Maaten al-Sarra
The battle of Maaten al-Sarra was a battle fought between Chad and Libya on September 5, 1987 during the Toyota War. The battle took the form of a surprise Chadian raid against the Libyan Maaten al-Sarra Air Base, meant to remove the threat of Libyan airpower, that had already thwarted the Chadian...
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Djamous was killed on orders of Hissène Habré
Hissène Habré
Hissène Habré , also spelled Hissen Habré, was the leader of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990.-Early life:...
, a former President, who suspected him of plotting a coup d'état
Coup d'état
A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either...
along with his cousin, Déby, and Mahamat Itno, Minister of the Interior; Déby was the only one of the three who survived.