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Article: Libya and Chad Agree To Stop Border Fight;Cease-Fire Appears to Be in Agreement With French, Not U.S., Policy in Region
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- September 12, 1987
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Chad and Libya today agreed to a cease-fire brokered by the
chairman of the Organization of African Unity.
The surprise agreement, which follows some of the bloodiest
fighting ever in the long-running border war between the two
countries, was announced here in the Ethiopian capital by Zambian
President Kenneth Kaunda, the current OAU chairman.
Kaunda said the cease-fire, which went into effect at noon today
Libyan time, followed his recent meetings with Col. Muammar Gadhafi
in Libya and with President Hissene Habre in Chad.
"In both countries I was assured that the two leaders were very
much interested in genuine peace and in finding a solution to their
problems peacefully," Kaunda said.