Benghazi Agreement

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Benghazi Agreement was an agreement between the main parties in the Libyan-Chadian border war that was signed in Benghazi on March 27, 1978 .

prehistory

In 1978 Gaddafi was able to achieve a number of military successes against the troops of Chadian President Malloum and the allies FAN and Hissene Habre with the allies FAP under the leadership of Goukouni Oueddei as part of the Ibrahim Abachta offensive . After the Battle of Faya-Largeau , the pro-Libyan coalition ruled large parts of northern Chad. Militarily on the verge of defeat, Malloum was moved by ally France to negotiate a ceasefire that went into effect on February 19, 1978. With the mediation of Nigerien President Seyni Kountché and Sudan , a further diplomatic rapprochement between Libya and Chad was achieved at an international peace conference in Sabha, Libya, and diplomatic relations in particular were resumed.

Content of the agreement

Under international pressure, especially from France and Sudan, Malloum agreed to sign an agreement with Libyan ruler Gaddafi, which was negotiated in the Libyan city of Benghazi.

The main points of the agreement were:

  • Chad recognized the rebel group FROLINAT , which was dominated by Oueddei and thus under Libyan influence
  • Both sides agreed on an armistice
  • Freedom of movement in Chad should be restored
  • A Libyan-Nigerien commission monitored the implementation of the results
  • Chad renounced a French military presence in the country

The agreement bore the signature of Gaddafi, who gave his ally Oueddei a stronger position and shifted the military balance in his favor by withdrawing French troops and stationing a Libyan force.

consequences

On April 15, Oueddei broke the agreement and marched with his troops on N'djamena .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Libya's defeat in Chad: Two blows for Ghaddafi . In: ZEIT ONLINE . ( zeit.de [accessed on May 20, 2018]).
  2. ^ History (Chad) . ISBN 978-1-159-01892-4 .
  3. ^ EISA Chad: Defunct parties. Retrieved May 20, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Michael Brecher, Jonathan Wilkenfeld: A study of crisis . S. 86 .