GUNT
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The GUNT (Transitional Government of National Unity) was a coalition government formed in Chad in 1979 that attempted to unify rival factions and stabilize the country after years of civil war.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coalition government
ⓘ
transitional government ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Gouvernement d'Union Nationale de Transition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | N'Djamena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collapsedDueTo |
loss of Libyan support in N'Djamena
ⓘ
military defeat by Hissène Habré ⓘ |
| country | Chad ⓘ |
| endDate | 1982-06-07 ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| fullName | Transitional Government of National Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | power-sharing coalition ⓘ |
| hadConflict |
armed clashes among member factions
ⓘ
internal power struggles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| ideology | broad coalition of Chadian armed movements ⓘ |
| includedFaction |
FROLINAT factions
ⓘ
Forces Armées Populaires NERFINISHED ⓘ Forces Armées Tchadiennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Forces Armées du Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| leader | Goukouni Oueddei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | President ⓘ |
| locatedIn | N'Djamena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
expulsion from N'Djamena in 1982
ⓘ
formation after Lagos Accord of 1979 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Forces Armées du Nord (after split)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hissène Habré government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Chadian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Provisional Government of National Unity (Gouvernement d'Union Nationale de Transition) in Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinister | Hissène Habré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
stabilize Chad after years of civil war
ⓘ
unify rival factions in Chad ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Libya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Organization of African Unity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOf |
Kano peace conferences
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagos Accord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | GUNT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedAgreementAt |
Kano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1979-11-10 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hissène Habré regime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialControl | parts of northern Chad (with Libyan backing) ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | Central African CFA franc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vicePresident | Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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