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Who Was the “African Pinochet” and How the “Dictator” Contributed to Its Fall

Summary by La Nacion
Nicknamed the African Pinochet, Hissène Habré, former president of Chad, was synonymous with fear and repression for decades.But 26 years after being overthrown, in May 2016 his name also became synonymous with international justice, being the first former head of state to be convicted of human rights crimes in the courts of another country.His relentless pursuer was the American lawyer Reed Brody, called by various means the “dictator of dictat…

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In his book "Catching a Dictator," U.S. Attorney Reed Brody offers unprecedented details of the process that led to Hissène Habré's imprisonment

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Nicknamed the African Pinochet, Hissène Habré, former president of Chad, was synonymous with fear and repression for decades.But 26 years after being overthrown, in May 2016 his name also became synonymous with international justice, being the first former head of state to be convicted of human rights crimes in the courts of another country.His relentless pursuer was the American lawyer Reed Brody, called by various means the “dictator of dictat…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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la Nacion broke the news in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, September 6, 2025.
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