Bakri Hassan Saleh

Sudan’s First PM Since 1989 Coup Takes Oath

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A former army general and top aide to President Omar al-Bashir was sworn in Thursday as Sudan’s first prime minister since the post was scrapped in a 1989 Islamist-backed coup. Bakri Hassan Saleh, a military officer involved in the bloodless coup that brought Bashir to power three decades ago, was named prime minister a day … Read more

Sudan’s Bashir Appoints PM For First Time Since Coup

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday appointed a top aide as prime minister, reinstating a post he had abolished after coming to power in a 1989 coup, an official said. Bakri Hassan Saleh was named prime minister by the executive bureau of Bashir’s National Congress Party (NCP). “He will take the oath as prime minister … Read more