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| Republic of the Sudan جمهورية السودان | |
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| Official languages | Arabic English |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 45,709,353 |
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northern Africa.
History
Sudan was under a military dictatorship from 1964 to 1969. In 1985, mass protests removed dictator Jafaar Nimeri from power, but Omar Hassan al-Bashir established another dictatorship in 1989. U.S. president Bill Clinton ordered the destruction of Sudan's only pharmaceutical plant in 1988, removing 90% of Sudan's access to medicine. South Sudan broke away from Sudan in 2011. In 2019, the military overthrew Bashir, and Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf briefly took power before being replaced by Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, an ally of the Saudi and UAE monarchies.[1]
References
- ↑ Luwezi Kinshasa (2019-06-10). "The fall of Omar Hassan al-Bachir" The Burning Spear. Archived from the original on 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2022-08-13.