they had protected
-avaient protégé
Past perfect they conjugation of protect.

protect

They gave them political protection and also armed them so that they could overthrow those they had protected previously.
Ils les ont protégés politiquement et les ont armés militairement de plus pour renverser leurs anciens protégés.
Some countries, including Italy, thought they had protected themselves by signing bilateral agreements such as the recent treaty with Libya; that is not so.
Certains pays dont l'Italie, pensaient s'être mis à l'abri en signant des accords bilatéraux comme ce traité récent avec la Libye ; mais ce n'est pas le cas.
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