| LC control no. | sh2015000484 |
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| Topical heading | N'Djamena, Battle of, N'Djamena, Chad, 2008 |
| See also | Chad--History--1990- |
| Found in | Work cat: Koulamallah, Abderaman. La bataille de N'Djamena, 2015: title page (bataille de N'Djamena, 2 février 2008)pages 11-12 (four battles of N'Djamena: 1979, known under the name "événements du 12 février"; 1980; April 2006; and Feb. 2008) Wikipedia, Feb. 19, 2015 (Battle of N'Djamena (2008); began on Feb. 2, 2008 when Chadian rebel forces opposed to Chadian President Idriss Déby entered N'Djamena after a three-day advance through the country; they initially took a large part of the city, but did not succeed in capturing the palace, and withdrew from the city after two days of fighting; around two days later they retreated to the east; involved approx. 2,000 men from the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development-Fundamental, and the Rally of Democratic Forces; part of a longer military campaign to unseat the Chadian president) disambiguation page (four Battles of N'Djamena: 1979, 1980, 2006, 2008) Stapleton, Timothy J. A military history of Africa, v. 1, 2013, viewed online Feb. 19, 2015: index, page 329 (N'Djamena, Third Battle (2008); First Battle 1979, Second Battle 1980) Britannica online, May 7, 2015: Chad in 2008 (In February the long-standing armed conflict in eastern Chad between the government and rebels reached the capital, N'Djamena, and heavy fighting occurred there before the rebel troops were expelled.) |
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