Habré, once backed by the United States and France as a bulwark against Libya's Moammar Quadafi, allegedly killed tens of thousands of real and suspected opponents before he was deposed by his former army chief.
Se afirma que Habré, quien tuvo el apoyo de Estados Unidos y Francia como bastión en contra del libio Muammar Kadafi, mató a decenas de miles de opositores reales o sospechosos de serlo antes de ser derrocado por su ex jefe del ejército.