National Islamic Front

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The National Islamic Front was an Islamist political organization in Sudan that played a central role in the 1989 coup and the subsequent authoritarian rule under Omar al-Bashir.

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Label Occurrences
National Islamic Front canonical 3

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist political organization
political party
advocated Islamic state
alignedWith Muslim Brotherhood-inspired ideology
alliedWith Omar al-Bashir NERFINISHED
associatedWith Hassan al-Turabi NERFINISHED
bannedPoliticalPluralism Sudan NERFINISHED
controlled Sudanese security apparatus
country Sudan
foundedBy Hassan al-Turabi NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation Khartoum NERFINISHED
ideology Islamism
political Islam
implemented authoritarian rule in Sudan
influenced Sudanese education policy
Sudanese legal system
influencedGovernmentOf Sudan NERFINISHED
involvedIn Darfur conflict NERFINISHED
Second Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED
language Arabic
leader Hassan al-Turabi NERFINISHED
notableFor central role in 1989 coup in Sudan
shaping Sudan’s Islamist regime under Omar al-Bashir
operatedIn Sudan NERFINISHED
opposedBy Sudan People’s Liberation Movement NERFINISHED
secular political parties in Sudan
participatedIn coalition governments in Sudan before 1989 coup
playedRoleIn 1989 Sudanese coup d'état NERFINISHED
politicalPosition far-right
right-wing
precededBy Islamic Charter Front NERFINISHED
promoted Islamization of Sudanese society
implementation of Sharia law in Sudan
region Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
North Africa
religion Sunni Islam
restricted civil liberties in Sudan
sought unification of Sudan under Islamic law
succeededBy National Congress Party NERFINISHED
supportedLeader Omar al-Bashir NERFINISHED
targeted Sudanese professional associations
Sudanese trade unions
timePeriod 1990s in Sudan
late 20th century
typeOfOrganization religious political movement
used Islamist student organizations as a base of support
paramilitary and security forces to consolidate power

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Omar al-Bashir previousPoliticalParty National Islamic Front
Hassan al-Turabi politicalParty National Islamic Front
Hassan al-Turabi influenced National Islamic Front