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A coup d'état was carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces on 30 June 1989 against the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. The coup was led by military officer Omar al-Bashir who took power in its aftermath; he ruled the country for the next 30 years until he was overthrown in 2019.
Since gaining independence in 1956, Sudan has witnessed a protracted series of coups d'état, totalling 19 coup attempts, of which 7 were successful, [1] [note 1] which places Sudan as the African nation with the most coup attempts [2] and it ranks second globally, just behind Bolivia, which has recorded 23 coup attempts since 1950. [3]
The Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation (RCCNS-Sudan) was the governing body of Sudan following the June 1989 coup. [1] It grew out of the collaboration between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the National Islamic Front. [2] It was the authority by which the military government of Sudan under Lt. Gen. Omar al-Bashir exercised power.
Pages in category "Military coups in Sudan" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... 1985 Sudanese coup d'état; 1989 Sudanese coup d'état;
Military forces arrested Sudan's acting prime minister and other senior officials and disrupted internet access Monday in an apparent coup as the country was nearing a planned transition to a ...
Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir [a] (born 1 January 1944) is a Sudanese former military officer and politician who served as Sudan's head of state under various titles from 1989 until 2019, when he was deposed in a coup d'état. [2]
The two men – former allies – jointly ousted President Omar al-Bashir from office in 2019. Together, they also contributed to another coup in 2021 when al-Burhan seized power from the country ...
Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah via ReutersThe tenuous peace that has kept Sudan on edge since a failed military coup attempt in September has been shattered. On Monday, the Sudanese military staged a ...