The Chadian Civil War of 1965–1979 was waged by several rebel factions against two Chadian governments. The initial rebellion erupted in opposition to Chadian President François Tombalbaye whose regime was marked by authoritarianism, extreme corruption, and favoritism. In 1975, Tombalbaye was murdered by his own army, resulting in the emergence of a military government headed by Félix Malloum that continued the war against the insurgents. Following foreign interventions by Libya and France, the fracturing of the rebels into rival factions, as well as an escalation of fighting, Malloum stepped down in March 1979. This paved the way for a new national government known as "Transitional Government of National Unity" (GUNT).