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1989 Sudanese coup d'état

30 Jun 1989 · 15.50° N, 32.56° E

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When
30 Jun 1989
Kind
Coup
Coordinates
15.50° N, 32.56° E
Description
conflict

1989 Sudanese coup d'état

Military overthrow of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi

A bloodless coup d'état in Sudan overthrew the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani on 30 June 1989, ending Sudan's third democratic era. Carried out by a faction of the Sudanese Armed Forces heavily infiltrated and directed by the National Islamic Front (NIF), the coup was led by Brigadier General Omar al-Bashir and architected by Islamist ideologue Hassa…

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