15-460: UFDC may refer to United Front for Democratic Change , a rebel alliance based in eastern Chad University of Florida Digital Collections , digital resources from the University of Florida's library collections as well as partner institutions Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
30-625: The Darfur region. The government of Sudan has been documented by the United Nations to have engaged in mass murder of approximately 100,000 non-Arab civilians in Darfur in the period 2003–2006. The rebels attempted to seize the National Assembly building, but the assault was easily repulsed by the much more heavily armed Chadian government forces. At least 400 people, including 370 rebels, 30 government forces and some civilians , were killed in
45-601: The FUC: On 24 December 2006, Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno and rebel leader Mahamat Nour Abdelkerim signed a peace accord ending hostilities between the Chadian government and the United Front for Democratic Change. A substantial portion of the forces commanded by Abdelkerim were scheduled to be integrated into the Chadian national army over the subsequent three months, but the remaining rebel factions continued to fight on against
60-633: The RDL and another allied rebel group, Platform for Change, Unity and Democracy , attacked the city of Adré . The attack was repulsed by the Chadian military , and the Chadian government accused the Sudanese government of supporting the rebels, which Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir denies. Chad declared a "state of belligerance" with Sudan on 23 December 2005, resulting in the Chad-Sudan Conflict . The result
75-511: The army. According to reports in May 2007, the rebel group had more than 1,000 child soldiers within its ranks. There are ongoing negotiations with the government of Chad for their demobilization. Battle of N%27Djamena (2006) The Battle of N'Djamena took place between the forces of the revolutionary United Front for Democratic Change (UFCD) and the military of Chad that occurred on 13 April 2006 when rebel forces launched an assault on
90-511: The capital of Chad in the pre-dawn hours, attempting to overthrow the government of President Idriss Déby Itno from their bases an estimated thousand miles east. The battle occurred just months after serious Chad-Sudan tensions ended with the signing of the Tripoli Agreement . Déby broke off relations with the government of Sudan as a result, expelling its diplomats and threatened to stop sheltering thousands of Sudanese refugees from
105-459: The country after repeating accusations that Sudan supports rebels who launched a new offensive to oust him. Déby backed away from this threat on 17 April 2006. Déby repeatedly has accused Sudan of hiring mercenaries to overthrow his government. Sudan has denied the accusation, and in turn has accused Chad of supporting fighters in its volatile Darfur region, where Arab militias and African rebels have fought for nearly three years. Déby claimed that
120-499: The fighting. 271 rebels were captured and paraded through the Place d'Independance the next day. President Déby blamed the attack on the government of neighboring Sudan , claiming that many of the attackers were either Sudanese backed by their government or residents of Chad conscripted by the Sudanese. Subsequently, he threatened to expel 200,000 Sudanese refugees sheltering in the east of
135-540: The government. Abdelkerim was brought into the government as Minister of Defense in March 2007. Serious fighting between elements of FUC and the government forces took place on 18 October 2007 at Goz-Beïda . The fighting was said to have been precipitated by the unwillingness of the FUC elements to disarm and integrate into the army, as provided for in the peace agreement. Abdelkerim urged these FUC elements to accept integration into
150-618: The morning of the rebel attack, he "knew they were coming", and he and his wife Hinda were "listening to the cannon fire" while "[taking] our breakfast of strong coffee and warm croissant." The actions of the rebel forces were condemned by the United Nations Security Council . Secretary General Kofi Annan was quoted as saying he was "greatly troubled by the worsening security situation in Chad". The Central African Republic closed off its border with Sudan on 14 April saying that
165-426: The rebel attack was designed to encourage a constitutional vacuum leading to civil war , by disrupting the forthcoming May 3 presidential election , an election in which President Déby, who had been Chad's leader for sixteen years, successfully ran for a third term. Déby dismissed the rebels as "petty mercenaries" and described the attack as "amateurish", saying that he was "not going anywhere". According to Déby, on
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#1732855127097180-601: The title UFDC . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UFDC&oldid=1096982410 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages United Front for Democratic Change The United Front for Democratic Change ( Arabic : الجبهة المتحدة للتغيير الديمقراطي , French : Front uni pour le changement ; FUC )
195-719: Was a Chadian rebel alliance, made up of eight individual rebel groups, all with the goals of overthrowing the government of Chadian president Idriss Déby . It is now part of the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development . UFDC was founded between 26–28 December 2005 in Modeina in eastern Chad. FUC's " president " is Mahamat Nour Abdelkerim , the former leader of the Rally for Democracy and Liberty rebel group, "first vice president " Hassan Salleh Algadam, "second vice president" Abakar Tollimi, and "secretary-general" Abdelwahit About . On 18 December
210-513: Was he in Khartoum , but the F.U.C. had friendly ties to the Sudanese government. On 12 April 2006, rebels from the United Front drove 1000 km from their bases near the Sudan border to the Chadian capital, N'Djamena. Their attack on the capital which occurred before dawn was repelled by the Chadian army, as reported on 13 April. (See Battle of N'Djamena .) The eight (defunct) rebel groups that form
225-452: Was the Tripoli Agreement . Abdullahi Abdel Karim , the spokesperson for the Rally for Democracy and Liberty (RDL) rebels said, "Each of our groups had their own forces, men and equipment. Now, we'll be joining them together." On 19 January 2006, Abdelwahit About was arrested by the Sudanese government along with twenty other F.U.C. rebels, after he gave a radio interview stating that not only
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