1. Rose Lokissim fought against Hissene Habre's dictatorship in the 1980s.
10 Facts About Rose Lokissim
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Rose Lokissim was arrested by the secret police force known as the Documentation and Security Directorate while smuggling documents to give to rebel forces who opposed Habre.
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Rose Lokissim was brought to La Piscine and later transferred to the notorious prison known as Les Locaux.
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Rose Lokissim was initially put in a men's cell with 60 other men.
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Rose Lokissim's captors said that Lokissim stated that "even if she dies in prison, she doesn't regret it, because Chad will thank her and history will talk about her".
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Rose Lokissim grew up in a polygamous household in a small village in Chad.
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Rose Lokissim didn't let her age or gender get in the way of her taking charge when needed in any given situation.
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Rose Lokissim became one of Chad's first elite soldiers in the late 1970s.
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Rose Lokissim spent the remainder of her life at Les Locaux.
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One survivor that served time with Lokissim stated that Rose helped her deliver her baby.