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Volcan Army, the Glossary

The Volcan Army was a Chadian insurgent rebel group that was active during the Chadian Civil War.^[1]

29 relations: Abba Siddick, Ahmat Acyl, Anti-communism, Arabs, Armed Forces of the North, Battle of N'Djamena (1979), Bedouin, Benghazi, Biltine (prefecture), Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution, Chad, Chadian Civil War (1965–1979), Democratic Revolutionary Council, Ethnic nationalism, Faya-Largeau, FROLINAT, Goukouni Oueddei, Hissène Habré, Islamism, Libya, Mohamed Baghlani, Muammar Gaddafi, Nigeria, People's Armed Forces, Prefectures of Chad, Salamat (prefecture), Toubou people, Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad), Tripoli, Libya.
Chadian–Libyan War
Rebel groups in Chad

Abba Siddick

Abba Siddick (25 December 1924 – 1 December 2017) was a Muslim Chadian politician and revolutionary born in what was the Oubangui-Chari French colony (today Central African Republic).

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Ahmat Acyl

Acyl Ahmat Akhabach (1944–1982) was a Chadian Arab militia leader during the Chadian Civil War.

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Anti-communism

Anti-communism is political and ideological opposition to communist beliefs, groups, and individuals.

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Arabs

The Arabs (عَرَب, DIN 31635:, Arabic pronunciation), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.

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The Armed Forces of the North (Forces Armées du Nord, FAN) was a Chadian rebel army active during the Chadian Civil War. Volcan Army and Armed Forces of the North are Chadian–Libyan War and rebel groups in Chad.

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Battle of N'Djamena (1979)

The Battle of N'Djamena in 1979 also called First Battle of N'Djamena was fought between government forces loyal to the President Malloum and FAN rebels led by Prime Minister Habre.

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Bedouin

The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu (singular) are pastorally nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia (Iraq).

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Benghazi

Benghazi (lit. Son of Ghazi) is the second-most-populous city in Libya as well as the largest city in Cyrenaica, with an estimated population of 1,207,250 in 2020.

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Biltine (prefecture)

Biltine Prefecture (ﺇﻗﻠﻴﻢ بلتن) was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad.

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Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution

The Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution of the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (الأخ القائد ومرشد الثورة الجماهرية العربية الليبية الشعبية الإشتراكية العظمى) was a title held by former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, who claimed to be merely a symbolic figurehead of the country's official governance structure.

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Chad

Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of North and Central Africa.

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Chadian Civil War (1965–1979)

The Chadian Civil War of 1965–1979 (Guerre civile tchadienne de 1965–1979) was waged by several rebel factions against two Chadian governments.

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Democratic Revolutionary Council

The Democratic Revolutionary Council (Conseil démocratique révolutionnaire or CDR), active in Chad, was a faction of FROLINAT founded by Ahmat Acyl, Library of Congress and later headed by Acheikh ibn Oumar and was also known as the New Volcan Army. Volcan Army and Democratic Revolutionary Council are Chadian–Libyan War and rebel groups in Chad.

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Ethnic nationalism

Ethnic nationalism, also known as ethnonationalism, is a form of nationalism wherein the nation and nationality are defined in terms of ethnicity, with emphasis on an ethnocentric (and in some cases an ethnocratic) approach to various political issues related to national affirmation of a particular ethnic group.

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Faya-Largeau

Faya-Largeau (also known as Faya, فايا لارجو or فايا) is the largest city in northern Chad and was the capital of the region of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti.

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FROLINAT

FROLINAT (Front de libération nationale du Tchad; National Liberation Front of Chad) was an insurgent rebel group active in Chad between 1966 and 1993. Volcan Army and FROLINAT are Chadian–Libyan War and rebel groups in Chad.

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Goukouni Oueddei

Goukouni Oueddei (كوكوني عويدي; born 1944) is a Chadian politician who served as President of Chad from 1979 to 1982.

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Hissène Habré

Hissène Habré (Arabic: حسين حبري Ḥusaīn Ḥabrī, Chadian Arabic:;; 13 August 1942 – 24 August 2021), also spelled Hissen Habré, was a Chadian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 5th president of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990.

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Islamism

Islamism (also often called political Islam) refers to a broad set of religious and political ideological movements.

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Libya

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Mohamed Baghlani

Mohamed Baghlani (died 1977) was a Chadian insurgent leader during the First Chadian Civil War.

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Muammar Gaddafi

Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi (20 October 2011) was a Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist who ruled Libya from 1969 until his assassination by rebel forces in 2011.

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Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa.

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People's Armed Forces

The People's Armed Forces (Forces Armées Populaires or FAP) was a Chadian insurgent group composed of followers of Goukouni Oueddei after the schism with Hissène Habré in 1976. Volcan Army and People's Armed Forces are Chadian–Libyan War and rebel groups in Chad.

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Prefectures of Chad

Chad was divided into 14 prefectures from 1960, the year of independence, to 1999, when the country was divided in 28 departments.

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Salamat (prefecture)

Salamat was one of the 14 prefectures of Chad.

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Toubou people

The Toubou or Tubu (from Old Tebu, meaning "rock people") are an ethnic group native to the Tibesti Mountains that inhabit the central Sahara in northern Chad, southern Libya, northeastern Niger, and northwestern Sudan.

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Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad)

The Transitional Government of National Unity (Gouvernement d'Union Nationale de Transition or GUNT) was the coalition government of armed groups that nominally ruled Chad from 1979 to 1982, during the most chaotic phase of the long-running civil war that began in 1965. Volcan Army and Transitional Government of National Unity (Chad) are Chadian–Libyan War.

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Tripoli, Libya

Tripoli (translation) is the capital and largest city of Libya, with a population of about 1.183 million people in 2023.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcan_Army

Also known as Volcan Force.