"... In late October , Qaddafi sponsored Goukouni's establishment of a rival govern- ment at Bardai , south of the Libyan - occupied Aouzou Strip . In contrast with his cautious behavior at the August summit , in November Qaddafi held that ..." Goukoni legit ruler of Chad, as OUA never formally withdrew recognition of GUNT in 1979[1]
"October 28, Gukuni announces the creation in Bardai of the Government of National Salvation"[2]
"National Salvation Government ( GSN ) in his native Tibesti region."[3] Dr. Facho Balam, advisor of GSN, speaking in Cotonou[3]
GSN forces led by Negue Djogo.[4]
GPN, soon GSN, set up in October 1982 after Goukouni expelled by Habre from N'Djamena in June 1982. Former GUNT elements. GSN FAT (Wadal Abdelkader Kamougue, Djibril Negue Djogo), CDR (Acheikh Ibn Oumar), FAO (Moussa Medela) Forces Populaires de Liberation (FPL, Mahamat Seid Abba), UND (Facho Balaam), Volcan Army (Adoum Dana), FROLINAT-Originel (Abdelkadir Yacine). Mid 1984 had conquered most of BET with Libyan aid. Late 1984 the factions supporting GSN schisms, regrouped [5]
- ^ Contemporary Issues and U.S. National Security Interests in Africa South of the Sahara: Dimensions of Conflict and Political Instability. National Defense University, National War College, 1985. p. 987
- ^ Mario Azevedo. Chad: A Nation In Search Of Its Future. Routledge, 2019
- ^ a b Africa Diary, Vol. 23. M. Chhabra, 1983. pp. 11363, 11487
- ^ New African, Issues 184-195. IC Magazines Limited, 1983. p. 34
- ^ Mario J. Azevedo, Samuel Decalo. Historical Dictionary of Chad. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018. p. 246