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Chad–Libya Conflict (Toyota War)

1978 CE – 1987 CE · 9 years

Libya occupied the Aouzou Strip in northern Chad, sparking a decade of conflict. In the 'Toyota War' phase, Chadian forces in Toyota pickup trucks routed Gaddafi's heavily armored forces — one of the most lopsided conventional defeats in modern African history.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Chad (Hissène Habré), France
  • Libya (Muammar Gaddafi)

Key moments

Defining events in the Chad–Libya Conflict (Toyota War).

  1. 1987 Battle of Fada
  2. 1987 Battle of Ouadi Doum
  3. 1987 Raid on Maaten al-Sarra airbase

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Africa

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

1985 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Rhodesia

1914 CE – 1979 CE

Conflict · Africa

Rhodesian Bush War

1964 CE – 1979 CE

Landmark · Africa

Hassan II Mosque

1986 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Southern Rhodesia

1923 CE – 1980 CE

Conflict · Africa

Ogaden War

1977 CE – 1978 CE

Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1978 CE and 1987 CE.

1981 CE US-Libya Confrontations 1983 CE Second Sudanese Civil War 1985 CE Basilica of Our Lady of Peace 1986 CE Hassan II Mosque 1978 CE Kurdish–Turkish Conflict

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Faisal Mosque Landmark · South Asia 1986 CE – still standing New Hebrides Polity · Oceania 1907 CE – 1980 CE John Lennon Figure · Liverpool / New York 1940 CE – 1980 CE Kurdish–Turkish Conflict Conflict · Europe 1984 CE – 2026 CE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE
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