Chad’s former President Hissene Habre dies of COVID aged 79
Al Jazeera, 25 Aug 2021
Chad's former President Hissane Habre has died at the age of 79 in Senegal, where he was serving a life sentence.
He was tried in 2016 for crimes against humanity, in the first African Union-backed trial of a former leader.
Habre rose to power in a coup in 1982 and ruled for eight years before himself being deposed.
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports.
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He was tried in 2016 for crimes against humanity, in the first African Union-backed trial of a former leader.
Habre rose to power in a coup in 1982 and ruled for eight years before himself being deposed.
Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall reports.
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