Contemporary era · 2021

2021 Sudanese coup d'état

On 25 October 2021, the Sudanese military, led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, took control of the Government of Sudan in a military coup. At least five senior government figures were initially detained. Civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok refused to declare support for the coup and on 25 October called for popular resistance; he was confined to house arrest on 26 October. Internet outages were reported.

2021 Sudanese coup d'état
2021 Sudanese coup d'état · Osps7, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
25 Oct 2021
Where
Sudan
Era
Contemporary

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