Gaafar Nimeiry

January 1, 1931 – May 30, 2009

Sudanese army officer who took power in a 1969 coup, ruled Sudan until 1985, ended the first civil war in 1972 and imposed sharia law in 1983.

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Offices held

Affiliations

Party membership

• National Congress Party (Sudan)

Education

• United States Army Command and General Staff College

Timeline

1932

1938

1944

1950

1956

1962

1968

1974

1980

1986

1992

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2004

 

Gaafar Nimeiry

 

First Sudanese Civil War

 

Second Sudanese Civil War

 

President - Sudan