They were originally a political entity that came about as a result of fusion of the Kayi ( old Zaghawa = current Kanembu, the clan exist even today in Kanem ) and Kanem Empire, in today's Chad, they shattered the empire's power, killing five of six of Kanem's " mais " ( kings ) between 1376 and 1400.
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It was born in 1977 as a splinter group from Goukouni Oueddei's People's Armed Forces ( FAP ), and originally assumed the name of Third Liberation Army of the FROLINAT . The formation originated from the expulsion of Aboubakar Abdel Rahmane from the Comit?Militaire Interarm�es Provisoire ( CMIAP ) of the FAP : he had protested against the bias in favour of the Kanembu, recruited some following among his people and became active around Lake Chad, in the Kanem area.
