Goukouni Oueddei
Goukouni Oueddei (Arabic: كوكوني عويدي Kūkūnī ʿWaīday; born 1944) is a Chadian politician who served as President of Chad from 1979 to 1982.
Goukouni Oueddei | |
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كوكوني عويدي | |
| 3rd President of Chad | |
| In office 3 September 1979 – 7 June 1982 | |
| Vice President | Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué |
| Preceded by | Lol Mahamat Choua |
| Succeeded by | Hissène Habré |
| In office 23 March 1979 – 29 April 1979 | |
| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Félix Malloum |
| Succeeded by | Lol Mahamat Choua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Zouar, French Equatorial Africa (present-day Chad) |
| Political party | FROLINAT |
A northerner, Goukouni commanded FROLINAT rebels with Libyan support during the first Chadian Civil War against Chad's southern-dominated government. Upon the rebel victory and the resignation of President Felix Malloum in 1979, he became the new president of Chad's new transitional coalition government by the terms of the Lagos Accord, with rival fellow rebel commander Hissène Habré as defense minister. Goukouni pursued a pro-Libya policy; continued differences with Habré, who opposed Libya, led to him being overthrown by Habré's forces in 1982. He then became the foremost opponent to Habré's new government, and fought against him during the Libyan-Chadian conflict as a Libyan-backed rebel leader. In 1985, due to a supposed rift with his Libyan allies, he went into exile.