Battle of N'Djamena (1979)

Battle of N'Djamena (1979)
Part of the Chadian Civil War (1965–1979)
Date 12 February 1979 - 15 February 1979 Location N'Djamena, Chad Result Ceasefire agreement
Belligerents
FAN rebels	Government of Chad
Commanders and leaders
Hissène Habré	Félix Malloum
Casualties and losses
Several thousand civilians killed Unknown number of military casualties

The Battle of N'Djamena in 1979 also called First Battle of N'Djamena was fought between government forces loyal to the President Malloum and FAN rebels led by Prime Minister Habre. After three days of street fighting in N'Djamena, Sudan mediated the conflict between the two parties. After three days of negotiations Malloum and Habre agreed to a ceasefire.^[1]