Sudanese activist and politician (died 2016)

Hassan al-Turabi

Hassan al-Turabi was a Sudanese politician and scholar. He was the alleged architect of the 1989 Sudanese military coup that overthrew Sadiq al-Mahdi and installed Omar al-Bashir as president. He has been called "one of the most influential figures in modern Sudanese politics" and a "longtime hard-line ideological leader". He was instrumental in institutionalizing Sharia in the northern part of the country and was frequently imprisoned in Sudan, but these "periods of detention" were "interspersed with periods of high political office".

Born

1932

February 1

Died

2016

Era

1930s

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Hassan, in brief

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2016 Died

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The world in 1932

When Hassan arrived

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Charles Nordhoff 1887–1947 English-American lieutenant and author (born 1887) Claude François 1939–1978 Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (died 1978) Denise Robins 1897–1985 English journalist and author (died 1985) Ekaterina Maximova 1939–2009 Russian ballerina and actress (born 1939) Francesco Maria Veracini 1690–1768 Italian violinist and composer (died 1768) G. Stanley Hall 1844–1924 American psychologist and academic (born 1844) James P. Johnson 1894–1955 American pianist and composer (died 1955) Johannes Trithemius 1462–1516 German cryptographer and historian (born 1462) Mark Recchi 1968– Canadian ice hockey player and coach

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