The Claustre Affair was a hostage crisis during the First Chadian Civil War. Chadian rebels, calling themselves the Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North (CCFAN), led by Hissène Habré kidnapped Françoise Claustre, a French archaeologist, Marc Combe, a worker in a French development organization in Chad, and Christoph Staewen, a German doctor. Although Combe escaped and Staewen was ransomed back by the West German government, the rebels demanded a ransom of 10 million francs for Mrs. Claustre and her husband Pierre, who was later also captured by the rebels.[1] The case garnered international attention, with the French sending a negotiator who was later executed. Finally the French appealed to Muammar Gaddafi to free the hostages, which he then did. The affair showcased Libya's growing influence in Central Africa.[2]
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The ClaustreAffair was a hostage crisis during the First Chadian Civil War. Chadian rebels, calling themselves the Command Council of the Armed Forces...
captured French archaeologist Françoise Claustre, Marc Combe (also French), an assistant to Mrs. Claustre's husband, and Christoph Staewen, a German...
Laurent (August 18, 2008). "1974–1977 L'affaire Claustre et la rupture avec Habré" [1974–1977 The Claustreaffair and break with Habré] (in French). Radio France...
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Brody, L; Brookes, A; Brown, A. F; Byers, P; Cantu, J. M; Cassiman, J. J; Claustres, M; Concannon, P; Cotton, R. G; Den Dunnen, J. T; Flicek, P; Gibbs, R;...
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