How this Tiny African Country Started a Global Trend: The Toyota War - Untangling Africa #9

In 1987, Chadian soldiers successfully defeated Libyan forces in the long and arduous conflict by using Toyota pickup trucks. The same trucks we’ve come to associate with non-military rebel groups all over the world gained their popularity in Chad. So how did that happen? And what is so special about these Toyota trucks? We dive into the full story in this video.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction
0:28 Background
4:58 The Toyota War
10:38 Conclusion