Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
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Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab was a Sudanese military officer and statesman who briefly led Sudan after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
King Faisal International Prize in Science
ⓘ
surface form:
1987 King Faisal International Prize
King Faisal International Prize ⓘ King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam ⓘ |
| cameToPowerBy | military coup ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sudan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-01-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-04-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
British military institutions
ⓘ
Military College in Khartoum ⓘ United States federal service academies ⓘ
surface form:
United States military institutions
|
| endTime | 1986-05-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Sudanese
ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanese Arabs
|
| event | 1985 Sudanese coup d'état ⓘ |
| founded | Islamic Call Organization ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment | Transitional Military Council of Sudan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Islamic charitable and missionary work
ⓘ
peaceful transfer of power to civilian government in 1986 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Sudanese Armed Forces ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| name |
Abd al-Rahman Siwar al-Dhahab
ⓘ
Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab self-link ⓘ Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab ⓘ |
| notableFor |
keeping promise not to run in subsequent elections
ⓘ
leading transitional government after fall of Jaafar Nimeiry ⓘ |
| notableWork | led 1985 Sudanese coup d'état ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
ⓘ
Omdurman ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Riyadh
ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| politicalIdeology | Islamism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Islamic Call Organization
ⓘ
Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan ⓘ Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces ⓘ Minister of Defence of Sudan ⓘ President of Sudan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jaafar Nimeiry ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| startTime | 1985-04-06 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Ahmed al-Mirghani
ⓘ
Sadiq al-Mahdi ⓘ |
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