Hissène Habré, also spelled Hissen Habré, was a Chadian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the fifth president of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990.
Ronald Reagan with Habré at the White House
Idriss Deby, Habré's successor, who served as a commander during the Chadian-Libyan war, was killed four months before Habre's death.
The Toubou or Tubu are an ethnic group native to the Tibesti Mountains that inhabit the central Sahara in northern Chad, southern Libya, northeastern Niger, and northwestern Sudan. They live either as
Hissène Habré
…was a Chadian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the fifth president of Chad from 1982 until he was deposed in 1990. A member of the Toubou ethnic group from northern Chad, Habré joined FROLINAT rebels in the first Chadian Civil War against the southern-dominated Chadian government. Due to…
Toubou men in traditional gear
Toubou (Goran) woman in traditional attire
Toubou camel riders north of N'Gourti, Niger