Hissène Habré was the President of Chad during the early years of the Chadian Civil War, which began in 1965 and lasted until the early 1990s. Habré had been in power since 1982, but was overthrown in 1990 by rebel forces led by Idriss Déby, who became the new President. The civil war was fought between various rebel groups and the government forces.
The President of Chad during the Chadian Civil War was Hissène Habré. He ruled from 1982 until he was overthrown in 1990. During his regime, Habré was accused of numerous human rights abuses, including torture, killings, and forced disappearances.
THE CHADIAN CIVIL WAR HAS SPANNED MULTIPLE PERIODS AND DIFFERENT PRESIDENTS HAVE HELD OFFICE DURING VARIOUS STAGES OF THE CONFLICT. HERE ARE THE PRESIDENTS WHO SERVED DURING SIGNIFICANT PERIODS OF THE CHADIA CIVIL WAR:
Since its independence from France in 1960, Chad has been swamped by the civil war between the Arab-Muslims of the north and the Sub-Saharan-Christians of the south. As a result, leadership and presidency in Chad drifted back and forth between the Christian southerners and Muslim northerners.