Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman al-Burhan is a Sudanese army general who is the de facto ruler of Sudan. Following the Sudanese Revolution in April 2019, he was handed control of the military junta, the Transitional Military Council, a day after it was formed, due to protesters' dissatisfaction with the establishment ties of initial leader Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf. He served as chairman of the TMC until a draft constitutional declaration signed with civilians went into effect on the 17th of August and a collective head of state Transitional Sovereignty Council was formed, also to be initially headed by al-Burhan.
Some of the key events about Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
- 1989Graduated from the Sudan Military Academy
- 2008Appointed as Commander of the Sudanese Army's ground forces
- 2017Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General in the Sudanese Armed Forces
- 2019Appointed as the head of the Transitional Military Council following the ousting of President Omar al-Bashir
- 2019Signed a power-sharing agreement with civilian representatives, forming the Sovereignty Council of Sudan
- 2019Became Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, leading Sudan's transitional government
- 2019Led a military coup that overthrew Sudan's long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir
- 2019Ordered a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Khartoum, resulting in over 100 deaths
- 2020Signed the Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan, aiming to end years of conflict in the country
- 2020Oversaw the removal of Sudan from the US State Sponsors of Terrorism list
- 2020Resisted calls to hand over power to civilian rule, maintaining military control of the government
- 2021Pledged to hold democratic elections by the end of the transitional period
- 2021Led another military coup, dissolving the civilian-led transitional government and detaining Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok
- 2021Declared a state of emergency and suspended key provisions of the constitutional declaration
- 2022Refused to step down despite widespread protests and international condemnation
- 2022Oversaw a harsh crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations, resulting in numerous civilian deaths
- 2023Signed a framework agreement with civilian groups to end the political crisis and restore civilian rule
- 2023Plunged Sudan into civil war by engaging in armed conflict with the Rapid Support Forces
- 2023Refused to allow humanitarian aid into conflict zones, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis
- 2023Rejected multiple ceasefire agreements, prolonging the civil war and civilian suffering
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