Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab

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Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab was a Sudanese military officer who briefly led Sudan as head of state after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.

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instanceOf head of state
human
military officer
cameToPowerBy military coup
continent Africa
countryOfCitizenship Sudan NERFINISHED
coupAgainst Jaafar Nimeiry NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1934
dateOfDeath 2018-10-18
education Military College in Khartoum NERFINISHED
military training in the United Kingdom
military training in the United States
era 20th century
21st century
familyName Suwar al-Dahab NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Abdul Rahman NERFINISHED
honorificTitle Field Marshal
knownFor peaceful transfer of power
leaderOf Transitional Military Council of Sudan NERFINISHED
leftOffice 1986
militaryRank Field Marshal
name Abdul Rahman Suwar al-Dahab NERFINISHED
nationality Sudanese
notableFor handing power to an elected civilian government
leading 1985 Sudanese coup d'état
occupation politician
soldier
oversaw transition to civilian rule in Sudan
placeOfBirth Anglo-Egyptian Sudan NERFINISHED
Omdurman NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Riyadh NERFINISHED
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan
Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Head of State of Sudan
Minister of Defence of Sudan
precededBy Jaafar Nimeiry NERFINISHED
region North Africa
religion Islam
residence Khartoum NERFINISHED
servedIn Sudanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED
serviceBranch Army
succeededBy Ahmed al-Mirghani NERFINISHED
Sadiq al-Mahdi NERFINISHED
tookOffice 1985

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