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1984: Central African Republic
The civil war in Chad continued to affect the entire equatorial African region, including the Central African Republic. A joint CAR-Chad commission met regularly to avoid misunderstandings and conflicts, and for much of the year, French military forces depended on CAR airfields as bases for their...
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