Gaafar Nimeiry
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Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was a Sudanese military officer, politician, and revolutionary who served as the head of state of Sudan from 1969 to 1985, first as Chairman of the National Revolutionary Co
Nimeiry in 1974
Nimeiry, Nasser, and Gaddafi in Tripoli, 1969
Nimeiry with Marshal Tito in 1970
Nimeiry during a 1978 state visit to West Germany, testing army trucks
Second Sudanese Civil War
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The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil
Gaafar Nimeiry
…toward Islamism, allying with the Muslim Brotherhood. In 1983, he controversially imposed Sharia law throughout the entire country, which triggered the Second Sudanese Civil War. Amid a severe economic crisis and widespread civil disobedience, he was ousted from power in 1985 and went into exile in Egypt. He returned to Sudan…
Omar al-Bashir (centre) and Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein (blue fatigue) in front of the Republican Palace after the coup
Planes used by Operation Lifeline Sudan to airdrop humanitarian aid