Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad)

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The Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad) was a Libyan-backed coalition regime that briefly ruled Chad in the late 1970s amid intense civil war and regional power struggles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coalition government
former government
government
transitional government
aimedTo stabilize Chad after years of civil war
unify rival Chadian armed factions
alsoKnownAs GUNT
Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad)
surface form: Gouvernement d’union nationale de transition
backedBy Muammar Gaddafi
cameToPowerDuring First Chadian Civil War
surface form: Chadian Civil War (1965–1979 phase)
capital N'Djamena
surface form: N’Djamena
characterizedBy internal factionalism
limited international recognition
strong Libyan influence
conflict Chadian Civil War
Chadian–Libyan conflict
surface form: Libyan–Chadian conflict
controlled N’Djamena and parts of northern Chad
country Chad
endTime 1982
foreignPolicyOrientation alignment with Libya
hadForeignTroopsFrom Libya
headOfState Goukouni Oueddei
historicalRole interim authority between earlier Chadian regimes and Hissène Habré’s rule
ideology pro-Libyan alignment
involvedIn dispute over the Aouzou Strip
leader Goukouni Oueddei
lostPowerThrough military offensive by Hissène Habré’s forces
notableLeader Goukouni Oueddei
notRecognizedBy France
some Western states
opposedBy Forces Armées du Nord
France
Hissène Habré
partOf Cold War-era African conflicts
politicalStatus transitional regime
recognizedBy Libya
some African states
region Central Africa
replaced Mallingue government
replacedBy Hissène Habré
surface form: Hissène Habré government
resultOf Lagos Accord (1979)
coalition of rival Chadian factions
startTime 1979
supportedBy Libya
timePeriod early 1980s
late 1970s

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Chadian–Libyan conflict LibyaSupported Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad)
Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad) alsoKnownAs Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad)
this entity surface form: Gouvernement d’union nationale de transition
Goukouni Oueddei headOfGovernment Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad)
this entity surface form: Transitional Government of National Unity of Chad
Goukouni Oueddei politicalMovement Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad)
this entity surface form: Transitional Government of National Unity (GUNT)