1985 Sudanese coup d'état
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The 1985 Sudanese coup d'état was a military takeover that overthrew President Jaafar Nimeiry and led to a transitional government promising a return to civilian rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coup d'état
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military coup ⓘ political event ⓘ |
| affected |
Sudanese economy
ⓘ
Sudanese political system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1985 Sudanese Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
April 1985 Intifada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | relatively low ⓘ |
| cause |
discontent with authoritarian rule of Nimeiry
ⓘ
economic crisis in Sudan ⓘ opposition to introduction of Islamic law ⓘ widespread popular protests ⓘ |
| changed | head of state of Sudan ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| date | 1985-04-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
1986 Sudanese general election
NERFINISHED
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Transitional Military Council (Sudan, 1985–1986) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentTypeAfter | Transitional military government ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | ended 16-year rule of Jaafar Nimeiry ⓘ |
| leaderRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| ledBy | Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | unconstitutional change of government ⓘ |
| location | Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | April ⓘ |
| newHeadOfState | Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of Jaafar Nimeiry ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Sudanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overthrew | Jaafar Nimeiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sudanese Revolution of 1985
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of Sudan ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jaafar Nimeiry presidency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promised |
multi-party elections
ⓘ
restoration of civilian rule ⓘ |
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Second Sudanese Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
implementation of Sharia in Sudan ⓘ |
| removedFromOffice | Jaafar Nimeiry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
end of Nimeiry regime
ⓘ
establishment of Transitional Military Council ⓘ overthrow of Jaafar Nimeiry ⓘ promise of return to civilian rule ⓘ |
| targetedOffice | President of Sudan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
general strike
ⓘ
mass demonstrations in Khartoum ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | non-violent military coup ⓘ |
| year | 1985 ⓘ |
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