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| unit_name = Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North
| dates = 1972-1976 (Chadian Civil War)
| notable_commanders = [[Goukouni Oueddei]], [[Hissène Habré]]
}}

The '''Command Council of the Armed Forces of the North''' {{Langx|fr|Conseil de Commandement des Forces Armées du Nord}} or CCFAN) was a Chadian rebel army active during the [[Malloum's Military Government|Chadian Civil War]]. Originally called Second Liberation Army of [[FROLINAT|National Liberation Front of Chad (FROLINAT)]], and was one of the original groups in rebellion against the [[The Tombalbaye Regime|regime]] of [[François (Ngarta) Tombalbaye|François Tombalbaye]]. But, when in 1971 [[FROLINAT]]'s new secretary-general [[Abba Siddick]] tried to unify all the insurgent forces on the field, the second liberation army under [[Hissène Habré]] rebelled and renamed itself in 1972 CCFAN. Composed of the [[Toubou people|Toubou]] active in [[Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture]], first under [[Goukouni Oueddei]]'s command and later under Habré's command. It was in a bitter struggle with the First Liberation Army of the FROLINAT, loyal to [[Abba Siddick|Siddick]], in the early 1970s. After the rift between [[Hissène Habré|Habré]] and [[Goukouni Oueddei|Oueddei]] in 1976, Habré's followers adopted the name of [[Armed Forces of the North|Forces Armées du Nord (FAN)]], and [[Goukouni Oueddei|Oueddei's]] followers adopted the name of [[People's Armed Forces|Forces Armées Populaires (FAP)]].

==References==
*[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/tdtoc.html ''Chad: A Country Study'']

[[Category:1970s in Chad]]
[[Category:Rebel groups in Chad]]

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