Everything about The United Front For Democratic Change totally explained
The
United Front for Democratic Change or
Front uni pour le changement (
FUC) is a
Chadian rebel alliance, made up of eight individual rebel groups, all with the goals of overthrowing the government of current
Chadian President. It is now part of the
Union of Forces for Democracy and Development. UFDC was founded between December 26-28, 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
December 18 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
December 23, 2005, resulting in the
Chad-Sudan Conflict. The result 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."
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On
January 19,
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 was he in
Khartoum, but the F.U.C. had friendly ties to the Sudanese government.
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On
April 12,
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 April 13.
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Battle of N'Djamena.)
Rebel groups within FUC
The eight (defunct) rebel groups that form the FUC:
2006 peace accord
On
December 24,
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 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
October 18 2007 at
Goz-Beïda. The fighting was said to have been precipitated by the unwillingness of the FUC elements to dismarm and integrate into the army, as provided for in the peace agreement. Abdelkerim urged these FUC elements to accept integration into the army.
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