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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 20 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]
After the military coup of 1989, Sudan's Islamist government suppressed cinema, as well as much of public cultural life. [25] As a consequence, the Sudanese Cinema Company was dissolved and the country's cinema screens showcasing Hollywood, Bollywood and Arabic movies were all eventually shut down, and later put up for sale. [26]
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;
Second Sudanese Civil War: Background Q & A: The Darfur Crisis, Esther Pan, Council on Foreign Relations, cfr.org; Price of Peace in Africa: Agreement in Sudan Between Government and Rebel; Photojournalist's Account – Displacement of Sudan's second civil war; In pictures: Sudan trek – of returning refugees after the war, BBC, 14 June 2005
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1989 1989 1989 Paraguayan coup d'état: 1st Army Corps. Supported by: United States. Government of Paraguay: 1989 1992 Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Part of the Afghanistan conflict (1978–present) Afghan Interim Government