Abd al-Rahman Siwar al-Dhahab

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Abd al-Rahman Siwar al-Dhahab was a Sudanese military officer and statesman who briefly led Sudan after a 1985 coup before overseeing a transition to civilian rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
human
military officer
politician
awardReceived King Faisal International Prize
burialCountry Saudi Arabia
burialPlace Medina
cameToPowerBy military coup
countryOfBirth Sudan
countryOfCitizenship Sudan
countryOfDeath Saudi Arabia
coupAgainst Jaafar Nimeiry
dateOfBirth 1934
dateOfDeath 2018
era 20th century
21st century
ethnicGroup Sudanese Arabs
familyName Siwar al-Dhahab
linked to: Suwar al-Dahab
fieldOfWork military affairs
public administration
gender male
givenName Abd al-Rahman
handedPowerTo elected civilian government
knownFor leadership of Sudan after 1985 coup
peaceful transfer of power to civilians
languageSpoken Arabic
leaderOf Transitional Military Council of Sudan
leftOffice 1986
militaryRank Field Marshal
name Abd al-Rahman Siwar al-Dhahab
notableEvent Sudanese coup d'état of April 1985
notableWork oversaw transition to civilian rule in Sudan in 1986
occupation politician
soldier
oversawTransitionTo civilian government
placeOfBirth Omdurman
placeOfDeath Riyadh
positionHeld Chairman of the Transitional Military Council of Sudan
Chief of Staff of the Sudanese Armed Forces
Head of State of Sudan
Minister of Defence of Sudan
regionOfActivity Sudan
religion Islam
servedIn Sudanese Armed Forces
succeededBy Sadiq al-Mahdi
tookOffice 1985

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Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab name Abd al-Rahman Siwar al-Dhahab
Abd al-Rahman Siwar al-Dhahab name Abd al-Rahman Siwar al-Dhahab