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Battle of N'Djamena

Battle of N'Djamena was a battle fought in 1979 at N'Djamena, in what is now Chad. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at N'Djamena. It was part of the Chadian Civil War of 1965–1979, which ran from 1965 to 1979. The recorded result: Ceasefire agreement.

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Fought1979
WhereN'Djamena, Chad12.110N, 15.050E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCeasefire agreement
BelligerentsFAN rebelsagainstGovernment of Chad
Part ofChadian Civil War of 1965–19791965 to 1979

Record

Date1979 (year precision)
to 1979
PlaceN'Djamena, Chad
12.110N, 15.050E
KindBattle, Cold War
Casualties and lossesSeveral thousand civilians killed; Unknown number of military casualties
Commanders
  • Hissène Habré
  • Félix Malloum
Battle of N'DjamenaBattle of N'DjamenaSonderkommando BlaichBattle of KusseriBattle of KoussériBattle of AmjaSiege of MoraBattle of KusseriBattle of AmjaSiege of MoraBama100 km12.110N, 15.050E
Placed at N'Djamena; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1979

Battle of N'Djamena is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 12 in present-day Chad.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q105200755, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of N'Djamena (1979), revision 1370451087, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.