Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North
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The Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North (Conseil de Commandement des Forces Armées du Nord or CCFAN) was a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War
. Originally called Second Liberation Army of National Liberation Front of Chad
(FROLINAT), and was one of the original groups in rebellion against the regime
of François Tombalbaye. But when in 1971 the FROLINAT's new secretary-general Abba Siddick
tried to unify all the insurgent forces on the field, the second liberation army under Hissène Habré
rebelled and renamed itself in 1972 CCFAN. Composed of the Toubou
active in Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture, first under Oueddei Goukouni's command and later under Habré's command. It was in a bitter struggle with the First Liberation Army of the FROLINAT, loyal to Siddick, in the early 1970s. After the rift between Habré and Goukouni in 1976, Habré's followers adopted the name of Armed Forces of the North
(Forces Armées de Nord or FAN), and Goukouni's followers adopted the name of People's Armed Forces
(Forces Armées Populaires or FAP).
Malloum's military government
The 1975 coup d'état in Chad that terminated Tombalbaye's government received an enthusiastic response in the capital N'Djamena. Félix Malloum emerged as the chairman of the new Supreme Military Council and the first days of the new regime were celebrated as many political prisoners were released...
. Originally called Second Liberation Army of National Liberation Front of Chad
FROLINAT
-Origins:The organization was born as the result of a political union between the leftist Chadian National Union , led by Ibrahim Abatcha, and the General Union of the Children of Chad which was led by Ahmed Hassan Musa. Musa was close to the Muslim Brotherhood and was an Islamist...
(FROLINAT), and was one of the original groups in rebellion against the regime
The Tombalbaye Regime
President François Tombalbaye faced a task of considerable magnitude when Chad became a sovereign state in 1960. His challenge was to build a nation out of a vast and diverse territory that had poor communications, few known resources, a tiny market, and a collection of impoverished people with...
of François Tombalbaye. But when in 1971 the FROLINAT's new secretary-general Abba Siddick
Abba Siddick
Abba Siddick is a Muslim Chadian politician and revolutionary born in what was the Oubangui-Chari French colony . In passing in Chad , he entered in active politics in the Chadian Progressive Party , a nationalist and radical African political party founded in 1947 and led by Gabriel Lisette...
tried to unify all the insurgent forces on the field, the second liberation army under Hissène Habré
Hissène Habré
Hissène Habré , also spelled Hissen Habré, was the leader of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990.-Early life:...
rebelled and renamed itself in 1972 CCFAN. Composed of the Toubou
Toubou
The Tubu are an ethnic group that live mainly in northern Chad, but also in Libya, Niger and Sudan....
active in Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture, first under Oueddei Goukouni's command and later under Habré's command. It was in a bitter struggle with the First Liberation Army of the FROLINAT, loyal to Siddick, in the early 1970s. After the rift between Habré and Goukouni in 1976, Habré's followers adopted the name of Armed Forces of the North
Armed Forces of the North
The Armed Forces of the North was a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War. Composed of FROLINAT units that remained loyal to Hissène Habré following his break from Goukouni Oueddei and the CCFAN in 1976...
(Forces Armées de Nord or FAN), and Goukouni's followers adopted the name of People's Armed Forces
People's Armed Forces
The People's Armed Forces was a Chadian insurgent group composed of followers of Goukouni Oueddei after the schism with Hissène Habré in 1976...
(Forces Armées Populaires or FAP).