Hassan Djamous

Hassan Djamous (Arabic: حسن جاموس, killed April 1989) was a Chadian military commander and the Commander-in-Chief of the Chadian National Army and a cousin of former Chadian President Idriss Déby.[1]

He led Chadian forces during the Chadian–Libyan War, such as the victory in the Battle of Maaten al-Sarra. According to military analyst Kenneth M. Pollack, Djamous was a capable commander whose mastery of maneuver warfare earned him comparisons with World War II German general Erwin Rommel.[2]

Djamous was killed on orders of then-President Hissène Habré, who suspected him of plotting a coup d'état along with his cousin, Déby, and Mahamat Itno, Minister of the Interior; Déby was the only one of the three who survived.[3]

  1. ^ "Chad". Encyclopedia of the Nations. Thomson Corporation. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
  2. ^ Pollack, Kenneth M. (2019). Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness. Oxford University Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-19-090696-2. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Hissène Habré". The Political Police Files. Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2007-02-04.