Word: goukouni
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Humiliation and Horror. Meanwhile Pierre Claustre, frustrated by the delays, tried to free his wife by arranging an arms delivery to the rebels himself-and wound up as another prisoner. Finally, Habre was overthrown as rebel chief by Goukouni Oueddei last November.lt is thought that Oueddei depends on Libyan financial support and was thus amenable to Gaddafi's suggestion that the Claustres be freed. Presumably, the Libyan ruler felt they were more useful as the beneficiaries of a spectacular humanitarian gesture than as hostages...