Sudan’s leaders detained in military coup

Sudan’s interim prime minister and a number of senior government officials have been arrested following a military coup


RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Apr 2019: Military ousts Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir (right) amid mass protests against his nearly 30-year rule

Aug: Transitional government takes office under Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok (far right), as part of power-sharing deal between military and civilian factions

Dec: Bashir sentenced to two years in reform centre for corruption. Autocrat also wanted by International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Darfur conflict, in which 300,000 people were killed

Mar 2020: Hamdok survives assassination attempt, widely seen as bid to derail transition to democracy

Jul: Bashir goes on trial in Khartoum for 1989 coup that brought him to power. Government says it will devalue currency as it struggles with “economic emergency”

Dec: U.S. removes Sudan from its state supporter of terror list, opening door for badly needed foreign finance

Aug 2021: Sudan’s cabinet pledges to hand Bashir over to ICC

Sep: Khartoum says it has thwarted coup attempt by plotters loyal to Bashir

Oct 25: Sudan’s top general dissolves government and says that military will run country


CHAD
DARFUR
SOUTH SUDAN
EGYPT
River Nile
Khartoum
SUDAN
Red Sea
Port Sudan
ERITREA
ETHIOPIA

500km 310 miles


Sources: AFP, Associated Press
Pictures: Getty Images
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