1989 Sudanese coup d’état

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military coup political event

The 1989 Sudanese coup d’état was a military takeover that brought Omar al-Bashir to power and initiated an Islamist-oriented regime that reshaped Sudan’s political landscape for decades.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
1989 Sudanese coup d'état	4
1989 Sudanese coup d’état canonical	3
1989 Sudan coup	1
1989 Sudanese military coup	1
Third Sudanese Democracy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10952922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: 1989 Sudanese coup d’état
Context triple: [Hassan al-Turabi, participantIn, 1989 Sudanese coup d’état]

A. 1969 Libyan coup d'état
The 1969 Libyan coup d'état was a military overthrow of King Idris I that abolished the monarchy and brought a group of young officers led by Muammar Gaddafi to power, transforming Libya into a republic.
B. Algiers putsch of 1961
The Algiers putsch of 1961 was a failed coup d'état by French military officers in Algeria attempting to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle and prevent Algerian independence.
C. 1973 Khartoum diplomatic hostage crisis
The 1973 Khartoum diplomatic hostage crisis was a terrorist attack in Sudan in which Palestinian militants seized and ultimately killed several foreign diplomats, drawing international condemnation and highlighting the global reach of Middle Eastern political violence in the 1970s.
D. 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état
The 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état was a military overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah’s government that abruptly ended his socialist, pan-Africanist rule and ushered in a period of military-led governance in Ghana.
E. 1958 Iraqi coup d'état
The 1958 Iraqi coup d'état was a military overthrow that ended the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq and established a republic, dramatically reshaping the country's political landscape.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 1989 Sudanese coup d’état
Target entity description: The 1989 Sudanese coup d’état was a military takeover that brought Omar al-Bashir to power and initiated an Islamist-oriented regime that reshaped Sudan’s political landscape for decades.

A. 1969 Libyan coup d'état
The 1969 Libyan coup d'état was a military overthrow of King Idris I that abolished the monarchy and brought a group of young officers led by Muammar Gaddafi to power, transforming Libya into a republic.
B. Algiers putsch of 1961
The Algiers putsch of 1961 was a failed coup d'état by French military officers in Algeria attempting to overthrow President Charles de Gaulle and prevent Algerian independence.
C. 1973 Khartoum diplomatic hostage crisis
The 1973 Khartoum diplomatic hostage crisis was a terrorist attack in Sudan in which Palestinian militants seized and ultimately killed several foreign diplomats, drawing international condemnation and highlighting the global reach of Middle Eastern political violence in the 1970s.
D. 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état
The 1966 Ghanaian coup d’état was a military overthrow of President Kwame Nkrumah’s government that abruptly ended his socialist, pan-Africanist rule and ushered in a period of military-led governance in Ghana.
E. 1958 Iraqi coup d'état
The 1958 Iraqi coup d'état was a military overthrow that ended the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq and established a republic, dramatically reshaping the country's political landscape.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military coup ⓘ political event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1989 Sudan coup ⓘ linked to: 1989 Sudanese coup d’état 30 June 1989 coup ⓘ
country	Sudan ⓘ
date	1989-06-30 ⓘ
effect	consolidation of power by Omar al-Bashir ⓘ increased role of Islamic law in governance ⓘ intensification of Sudanese civil conflicts ⓘ marginalization of secular and traditional parties ⓘ reshaping of Sudan’s political landscape for decades ⓘ
ideology	Islamism ⓘ political Islam ⓘ
keyFigure	Ali Osman Taha ⓘ Hassan al-Turabi ⓘ Omar al-Bashir ⓘ
leader	Hassan al-Turabi ⓘ Omar al-Bashir ⓘ
location	Khartoum ⓘ
longTermConsequence	entrenchment of security apparatus in Sudanese politics ⓘ international isolation of Sudan in the 1990s ⓘ three-decade rule of Omar al-Bashir ⓘ
motive	centralize power in military-Islamist alliance ⓘ end multiparty democratic system ⓘ establish Islamist state ⓘ
opposedBy	Democratic Unionist Party ⓘ Sudan People’s Liberation Movement ⓘ Umma Party ⓘ linked to: National Umma Party
organizer	National Islamic Front ⓘ Sudanese Armed Forces ⓘ
partOf	Sudanese political history ⓘ history of Sudan ⓘ
predecessorGovernment	Third Sudanese Democracy ⓘ linked to: 1989 Sudanese coup d’état
relatedConflict	Second Sudanese Civil War ⓘ
result	Omar al-Bashir seizes power ⓘ dissolution of parliament ⓘ establishment of Islamist-oriented regime ⓘ imposition of state of emergency ⓘ overthrow of Sadiq al-Mahdi government ⓘ start of Omar al-Bashir presidency ⓘ suspension of political parties ⓘ
successorGovernment	Islamist-backed military regime of Omar al-Bashir ⓘ Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation ⓘ
target	democratically elected government of Sadiq al-Mahdi ⓘ
typeOfRegimeEstablished	Islamist-oriented military regime ⓘ authoritarian regime ⓘ
year	1989 ⓘ

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