How did omar al-bashir come to power

President of Sudan Date of Birth: Country: Sudan

Content:

1. Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir: President of Sudan
2. Rise to Power
3. Presidency and Controversies
4. Personal Life

Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir: President of Sudan

Early Life and Education

Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir was born on January 1, , in the Arab village of Hoshe Bannaga, near Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

At that time, Sudan was under Anglo-Egyptian administration. Al-Bashir belongs to the Jaali Arab tribe, although his paternal grandfather belonged to the Falata tribe in Nigeria.

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He received his primary education in his village and in Khartoum.

After completing school in , al-Bashir joined the Sudanese army and trained as a pilot at the Sudanese Military Academy in Khartoum. From to , he served as a pilot in the Sudanese Army's Western Command.

He later joined the parachute forces and fought in the October war against Israel as part of the Egyptian Armed Forces. In , he served as Suda