The Our Lady of Peace Cathedral (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Paix) (Also simply called ''Cathedral of Our Lady'') is the catholic cathedral of N'Djamena, capital of

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and seat of the Archdiocese of N'Djamena (''Archidioecesis Ndiamenana'' or ''L'archidiocèse de N'Djaména''). It is located near the

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. It was built and inaugurated in 1965 and destroyed on April 21, 1980, during the Civil War. In fact, the city suffered great destruction in 1979 and especially in 1980, when the conflict developed commonly called the war "Tizah chuhur". The current building, which occupies most of the old structures, was rebuilt between 1983 and 1986. In 2013 it was restored again.

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Roman Catholic cathedrals in Chad Buildings and structures in N'Djamena Roman Catholic churches completed in 1965 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings {{RC-church-stub

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