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A coup d'état in Sudan deposes the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani.
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1989 Sudanese coup d'état
Military overthrow of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi
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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sadiq al-Mahdi
Prime Minister of Sudan (1966–1967, 1986–1989)
Sadiq al-Mahdi, also known as Sadiq as-Siddiq, was a Sudanese political and religious figure who was Prime Minister of Sudan from 1966 to 1967 and again from 1986 to 1989. He was head of the National Umma Party and Imam of the Ansar, a Sufi order that pledges allegiance to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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President of Sudan from 1986 to 1989
Ahmad Ali Al-Mirghani was a Sudanese politician who served as the third President of Sudan from 1986 to 1989, when the democratically elected government was overthrown by a military coup led by Omar al-Bashir.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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