Book contents
- France’s Wars in Chad
- African Studies Series
- France’s Wars in Chad
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- 1 “Experts in Decolonization”
- 2 Operation Limousin
- 3 The Claustre Affair
- 4 The Empire Strikes Back
- 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
- References
- Index
- African Studies Series
9 - Endgame
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 December 2020
Book contents
- France’s Wars in Chad
- African Studies Series
- France’s Wars in Chad
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Maps
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- 1 “Experts in Decolonization”
- 2 Operation Limousin
- 3 The Claustre Affair
- 4 The Empire Strikes Back
- 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
- References
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
This chapter examines French policy toward's Chad following Libya's withdrawal in November 1981. It focuses on French efforts to facilitate the deployment of an OAU peacekeeping force, and its renewed engagement with the government in N'Djamena. It also examines the role of regional powers and the United States in the OAU deployment and Habré's consquent loss of foreign support. The chapter analyzes the OAU's failure to stabilize the Chadian political scene, and growing French indifference to the outcome of the war between Habré and the N'Djamena government. It concludes with Habré's seizure of power and his initial efforts to consolidate his rule.
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- France's Wars in ChadMilitary Intervention and Decolonization in Africa, pp. 302 - 330Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020