Hissène

Hissène Habré (1942-2021) was a Chadian politician who served as the President of Chad from 1982 to 1990. He came to power through a coup d'état, overthrowing Goukouni Oueddei.

Habré's presidency was marked by a period of relative stability after years of civil war. He implemented economic reforms and oversaw the end of the Chadian-Libyan conflict in 1987. However, his regime was also characterized by widespread human rights abuses, including the systematic torture and killing of political opponents and members of ethnic groups perceived as a threat to his power.

Following his ouster by Idriss Déby in 1990, Habré fled to Senegal, where he lived in exile for over 20 years. He was eventually arrested in 2013 and tried by a special tribunal established by the African Union. In 2016, he was convicted of crimes against humanity, war crimes, and torture, becoming the first former head of state to be convicted of such offenses by an African court. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and died in prison in 2021 due to complications from COVID-19.