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Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry
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| 4th President of the Sudan | |
| In office May 25, 1969 – April 6, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Ismail al-Azhari |
| Succeeded by | Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab |
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| Born | January 1, 1930 Cairo, Kingdom of Egypt |
| Died | May 30, 2009 (aged 79) Khartoum, Sudan |
| Political party | Sudanese Socialist Union |
Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was the President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985. His name is also spelled Jaafar Nimeiry, Gaafar Nimeiry or Ga'far Muhammad Numayri.
Nimeiry came to power after a military coup in 1969. In 1972 he signed the Addis Ababa Agreement, ending the First Sudanese Civil War. In 1983 he imposed Sharia law. This led to the Second Sudanese Civil War. He was removed from power in 1985. Nimeiry went into exile in Egypt.
Images for kids
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Nimeiry during a 1978 state visit to Western Germany, testing army trucks
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Nimeiry arriving for a state visit in the US, 1983
See also
In Spanish: Yaafar al-Numeiry para niños
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