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1088:"Military Coup in Sudan Ousts Civilian Regime"
996:"Example of Section Blog layout (FAQ section)"
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722:Major General Ahmed Khaled
683:Abdul Rahman Sirr al Khatim
623:Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir
568:22 April 1985 โ 3 May 1986
430:U.S. diplomatic cables leak
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122:Abdul Majid Hamid Khalil
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653:Ibrahim Suleiman Hassan
477:General Jaafar Nimeiri
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308:Abdullah Abdul Rahman
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279:Mohamed Ahmed Mahgoub
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93:came to power in the
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502:First Vice President
186:Ministers of Defence
149:First Vice President
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529:Lieutenant General
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392:Khalid Hassan Abbas
321:Ahmed Abdel Rahman
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99:Khalid Hassan Abbas
66:National Umma Party
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780:Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf
707:Bakri Hassan Saleh
463:Bashir Mohamed Ali
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