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.

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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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