The first comprehensive narrative of French involvement in Chad's civil wars in the first two decades of its independence between 1960 and 1982, this study explores France's counterinsurgency efforts to protect the regime of Francois Tombalbaye and its contribution to the rise to power of Hissene Habre, one of Africa's most notorious dictators.
The first comprehensive narrative of French involvement in Chad's civil wars in the first two decades of its independence between 1960 and 1982, this study explores France's counterinsurgency efforts to protect the regime of Francois Tombalbaye and its contribution to the rise to power of Hissene Habre, one of Africa's most notorious dictators.
Nathaniel K. Powell is an historian focusing on the history of postcolonial Franco-African relations. Awarded his PhD from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva, he has published extensively on the history of postcolonial Franco-African relations and on French military interventions in Africa.
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Introduction: 1. 'Experts in decolonization' 2. Limousin 3. The claustre affair 4. The empire strikes back: French intervention and return to war 5. The return of Habré 6. Nigeria enters the scene 7. The decline and fall of the central African empire 8. Libya invades 9. Endgame Conclusions: The collapse of a neocolonial order References Index.
Introduction: 1. 'Experts in decolonization' 2. Limousin 3. The claustre affair 4. The empire strikes back: French intervention and return to war 5. The return of Habré 6. Nigeria enters the scene 7. The decline and fall of the central African empire 8. Libya invades 9. Endgame Conclusions: The collapse of a neocolonial order References Index.
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