Hassan Djamous (Arabic: حسن جاموس, died April 1989) was a Commander in Chief of the Chadian Army and a cousin of current Chadian President Idriss Déby.[1] The Hassan Djamous International Airport is named after him.
He led Chadian forces during the Chadian–Libyan conflict, such as the victory in the Battle of Maaten al-Sarra. According to military analyst Kenneth M. Pollack, Djamous was a capable commander whose mastery of maneuver warfare earned him comparisons with World War II German general Erwin Rommel.[2]
Djamous was killed on orders of Hissène Habré, a former President, who suspected him of plotting a coup d'état along with his cousin, Déby, and Mahamat Déby Itno, Minister of the Interior; Déby was the only one of the three who survived.[3]
References
- ^ "Chad". Encyclopedia of the Nations. Thomson Corporation. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
- ^ Pollack, Kenneth M. (2019). Armies of Sand: The Past, Present, and Future of Arab Military Effectiveness. Oxford University Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-19-090696-2. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Hissène Habré". The Political Police Files. Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2007-02-04.