Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmed al-
Bashir, Omar Hassan Ahmed al-
(ō`mär hä`sän ä`mĕd äl-bäshēr`), 1944–, Sudanese military and political leader, president of Sudan (1994–2019). He graduated from the Sudanese military academy (1966) and a Cairo military college and became a career army officer, ultimately rising to the rank of general. He served with Egyptian forces during the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, was military attaché to the United Arab Emirates (1975–79), headed a airborne brigade (1981–87), and served as defense minister (1989–93).In June, 1989, he led a coup that overthrew Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and became chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council. In 1990 he reorganized the government, giving greater power to Islamists led by Hassan al-TurabiTurabi, Hassan Abdallah al-
, 1932–2016, Sudanese religious and political leader, b. Kassala, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (now Sudan). He studied law in Sudan and London before receiving a doctorate from the Sorbonne.
..... Click the link for more information. , and a year later he introduced shariasharia,
the religious law of Islam. As Islam makes no distinction between religion and life, Islamic law covers not only ritual but many aspects of life. The actual codification of canonic law is the result of the concurrent evolution of jurisprudence proper and the so-called
..... Click the link for more information. in most of the country. Two years later civilian rule was reintroduced, and Bashir appointed himself president; he was elected to the post in 1996. An attempt by the Turabi-led parliament to limit his powers led him to declare a state of emergency and dissolve the legislature; he was reelected in 2000. He remained president when an interim government was established in 2005 under a power-sharing agreement with S Sudanese rebels.
Atrocities committed by goverment forces and allied militias during fighting against rebels in DarfurDarfur
, region and former sultanate, W Sudan. The region is mountainous, dominated by the central massif of Jebel Marra, which rises to 10,130 ft (3,088 m). Much of the terrain is dry plateau, and there are sand dunes in the extreme north.
..... Click the link for more information. led the International Criminal Court to indict Bashir for war crimes in 2009 and issue a warrant for his arrest. Bashir was reelected president in 2010 and 2015, but the former election was marred by charges of fraud and the latter involved no significant opponent. Economic protests that began in late 2018 turned into calls for his removal, and in Apr., 2019, the military overthrew and arrested Bashir.