Félix Malloum

Felix Malloum Ngakoutou Bey-Ndi (Known as "General Malloum")

President of Chad, General, Peacemaker, Statesman

Born 1932-09-10

Sarh, Chad

Passed Away 2009-06-12 Paris, France

Lifespan 76 years old

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"Power is worthless if its cost is the endless fratricidal slaughter of our own countrymen."

Archival Overview

Chadian general and Head of State (1975–1979) who negotiated reconciliation accords to resolve civil conflict before stepping down in the interest of national peace.

Biographical Record

Felix Malloum was born on September 10, 1932, in Sarh, southern Chad. Educated at French military academies in Brazzaville and Frejus, he served in Indochina and Algeria before becoming Chief of Staff of the Chadian Armed Forces.

Imprisoned by President Tombalbaye on political charges in 1973, Malloum was released following the 1975 coup and chosen as Chairman of the Supreme Military Council and Head of State. Striving to reconcile the warring northern and southern factions, he signed the 1978 Kano Accords, voluntarily resigning the presidency in 1979 to avert further bloodshed and living peacefully in exile in Nigeria before returning home.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Sarh Town Cemetery
Sarh, Chad

                         GPS: 9.1417, 18.3917                    

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