National Islamic Front

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The National Islamic Front was an Islamist political organization in Sudan that played a central role in the 1989 coup and the subsequent authoritarian rule under Omar al-Bashir.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist political organization ⓘ
political party ⓘ
advocated Islamic state ⓘ
alignedWith Muslim Brotherhood-inspired ideology ⓘ
alliedWith Omar al-Bashir ⓘ
associatedWith Hassan al-Turabi ⓘ
bannedPoliticalPluralism Sudan ⓘ
controlled Sudanese security apparatus ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
foundedBy Hassan al-Turabi ⓘ
headquartersLocation Khartoum ⓘ
ideology Islamism ⓘ
political Islam ⓘ
implemented authoritarian rule in Sudan ⓘ
influenced Sudanese education policy ⓘ
Sudanese legal system ⓘ
influencedGovernmentOf Sudan ⓘ
involvedIn Darfur conflict ⓘ
Second Sudanese Civil War ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
leader Hassan al-Turabi ⓘ
notableFor central role in 1989 coup in Sudan ⓘ
shaping Sudan’s Islamist regime under Omar al-Bashir ⓘ
operatedIn Sudan ⓘ
opposedBy Sudan People’s Liberation Movement ⓘ
secular political parties in Sudan ⓘ
participatedIn coalition governments in Sudan before 1989 coup ⓘ
playedRoleIn 1989 Sudanese coup d'état ⓘ
politicalPosition far-right ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ
precededBy Islamic Charter Front ⓘ
promoted Islamization of Sudanese society ⓘ
implementation of Sharia law in Sudan ⓘ
region Horn of Africa ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
restricted civil liberties in Sudan ⓘ
sought unification of Sudan under Islamic law ⓘ
succeededBy National Congress Party ⓘ
supportedLeader Omar al-Bashir ⓘ
targeted Sudanese professional associations ⓘ
Sudanese trade unions ⓘ
timePeriod 1990s in Sudan ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
typeOfOrganization religious political movement ⓘ
used Islamist student organizations as a base of support ⓘ
paramilitary and security forces to consolidate power ⓘ

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Omar al-Bashir → previousPoliticalParty → National Islamic Front ⓘ
Hassan al-Turabi → politicalParty → National Islamic Front ⓘ
Hassan al-Turabi → influenced → National Islamic Front ⓘ
National Congress Party (Sudan) → originatedFrom → National Islamic Front ⓘ
subject linked to: National Congress Party
National Congress Party (Sudan) → predecessor → National Islamic Front ⓘ
subject linked to: National Congress Party
National Congress Party (Sudan) → precededBy → National Islamic Front (Sudan) ⓘ
linked to: National Islamic Front
Secretary-General of the National Islamic Front → hasJurisdiction → National Islamic Front organization ⓘ
linked to: National Islamic Front
Secretary-General of the National Islamic Front → associatedWith → National Islamic Front leadership ⓘ
linked to: National Islamic Front
Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan → influenced → National Islamic Front ⓘ
Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan → alliedWith → National Islamic Front ⓘ
Sudanese Islamist movement → hasPart → National Islamic Front ⓘ
Sudanese Islamist movement → controlledParty → National Islamic Front ⓘ
1989 Sudanese coup d’état → organizer → National Islamic Front ⓘ