Yeni Safak English: Sudan's al-Burhan warns sanctions may come 'in coming days'
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman al-Burhan is a Sudanese military officer who has been the leader of Sudan since 2019. 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…
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politics · Leader of Sudan since 2019 · military personnel · civil servant · politician · also Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Fattah Burhan, Fattah al-Burhan, Abdel Fattah Burhan, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdelrahman, Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman al-Burhan
Born 11 July 1960 · Q63111184
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2026· 5 entries
ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English: Al-Burhan’s Agreement to Conditional Dialogue Sparks Debate in Sudan - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English
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Al Jazeera: Sudan’s al-Burhan pledges immunity for dialogue, rules out Hemedti return
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NewsCord: Sudan Army Chief Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan Holds Khartoum Talks To Set Up Dialogue Conference
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Arab News: Can Al-Burhan’s Sudanese national dialogue turn military gains into a political settlement?
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2025· 1 entry
nytimes.com: Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
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2024· 1 entry
On 6 March 2024, al-Burhan's son, Mohammed Fattah Burhan Rahman, was severely injured after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle in Ankara, Turkey.
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2022· 1 entry
fact checker rated the claim “The video shows Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, head of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, forcing the head of the transitional government, Abdalla Hamdok, to resign from his position.” misleading.
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2021· 2 entries
Career landmark: Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan (2021).
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“building all the institutions of transitional government and holding free, fair, and transparent elections at their scheduled time”
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2019· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairman of the Transitional Military Council (2019–2019).
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2018· 1 entry
Was appointed commander of the ground forces of the army
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1960· 2 entries
Born 1960-07-11.
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In the village of Gandatu in northern Sudan, to a Ja'ali family
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