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Goukouni Oueddei

1944 - Today

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Goukouni Oueddei (Arabic: كوكوني عويدي Kūkūnī ʿWaīday; born 1944) is a Chadian politician who served as the fourth president of Chad from 1979 until he was deposed in a coup in 1982. He previously served in this role as acting president from March to April 1979. A northerner, Goukouni commanded FROLINAT rebels with Libyan support during the first Chadian Civil War against Chad's southern-dominated government. Upon the rebel victory and the resignation of President Felix Malloum in 1979, he became the new president of Chad's new transitional coalition government by the terms of the Lagos Accord, with rival fellow rebel commander Hissène Habré as defense minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Goukouni Oueddei is the 8,617th most popular politician (down from 7,971st in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Chad (down from 4th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Goukouni Oueddei ranks 8,617 out of 19,576. Before him are Shar-Kali-Sharri, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau, Princess Hilda of Nassau, Latinus, and Moses Finley. After him are Maxwell D. Taylor, John II of Trebizond, Proclus of Constantinople, Salih Muslim, Christian Metz, and Ippolito II d'Este.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Goukouni Oueddei ranks 239. Before him are Richard Leakey, Elizabeth Loftus, Tommie Smith, Brenda Lee, Christian Boltanski, and Peter Lindbergh. After him are Charles Sobhraj, Rory Byrne, James Michel, Juan Ramón Verón, Jill Clayburgh, and Şerif Gören.

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In Chad

Among people born in Chad, Goukouni Oueddei ranks 5 out of 24. Before him are Idriss Déby (1952), Hissène Habré (1942), François Tombalbaye (1918), and Félix Malloum (1932). After him are Catherine Samba-Panza (1954), Mahamat Déby (1984), Pascal Yoadimnadji (1950), Lol Mahamat Choua (1939), Noël Milarew Odingar (1932), Saleh Kebzabo (1947), and Youssouf Saleh Abbas (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Chad

Among politicians born in Chad, Goukouni Oueddei ranks 5. Before him are Idriss Déby (1952), Hissène Habré (1942), François Tombalbaye (1918), and Félix Malloum (1932). After him are Catherine Samba-Panza (1954), Pascal Yoadimnadji (1950), Lol Mahamat Choua (1939), Noël Milarew Odingar (1932), Saleh Kebzabo (1947), Youssouf Saleh Abbas (1952), and Moussa Faki (1960).

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