Goukouni Oueddei Net Worth

Background and career

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.

Goukouni pursued a pro-Libya policy; continued differences with Habré, who opposed Libya, led to him being overthrown by Habré's forces in 1982. He then became the foremost opponent to Habré's new government, and fought against him during the Libyan-Chadian conflict as a Libyan-backed rebel leader. In 1985, due to a supposed rift with his Libyan allies, he went into exile.