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On December 2, 1990...

1990: US Airlifts Chadian Dictator Hissène Habré, Responsible for 40,000 Civilian Deaths, to Safety (and Immunity) After Overthrow

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Habré "drove his Mercedes straight onto one of the Lockheed L-100 Hercules transport planes he'd gotten from the United States, loaded his close aides, and took off."

Source: Gegout (2018), Why Europe Intervenes in Africa: Security, Prestige, and the Legacy of Colonialism. Oxford University Press

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