1975 Chadian coup d'état

1975 Chadian coup d'état
	Part of the Chadian Civil War (1965–1979)
Date	13–15 April 1975
Location	Chad
Result	Coup leader seized power; President N'Garta Tombalbaye killed and replaced by Noël Milarew Odingar as interim Head of State under a Supreme Military Council; Previously purged Officers reinstated;
Belligerents
Government of Chad Compagnies Tchadiennes de Securité (CTS);	Supreme Military Council (CSM) Chadian Armed Forces (FAT);
Commanders and leaders
N'Garta Tombalbaye †; (President of Chad) ; Col. Selebiani; (Head of the CTS)	Noël Milarew Odingar; (Major, leader of the CSM and FAT) ; Lt. Dimtolaum; (Lieutenant and the commander of local army units) ; Wadel Abdelkader Kamougué; (Officer and a key leader of the coup)
Strength
Unknown	Unknown

On 13 April 1975, a military coup d'état deposed and killed Chadian president François Tombalbaye, replacing him by a military council.

The most important factor leading up to the coup was a growing sentiment of distrust towards Tombalbaye inside the Chadian army. This distrust was exacerbated by the president's planned purge of the military cadre. It was also linked to the army's incapacity to deal with the ongoing rebellion waged by the FROLINAT, FAN and related insurgent groups.

There are strong indications of French involvement in (or at least tacit acceptance and foreknowledge of) the coup, despite French support to Tombalbaye's regime throughout the years.