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[[Image:Al-Bashir AFP.jpg|right|200px]]
[[Image:Al-Bashir AFP.jpg|right|200px]]
'''Omar al-Bashir''' (born 1944) is the former President of [[Sudan]]. He came to power in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989.
'''Omar al-Bashir''' (born January 1, 1944) is the former President of [[Sudan]]. He came to power in an Islamist-backed coup in 1989.
Omar al-Bashir is criticized by various governments and by organizations such as [[Amnesty International]], for not acting on various crises, most notably the [[Darfur conflict]], in which Arab [[Muslim]] militias known collectively as the [[Janjaweed]] have massacred, raped, and displaced 2.5 million non-Arab Muslim villagers.
Omar al-Bashir is criticized by various governments and by organizations such as [[Amnesty International]], for not acting on various crises, most notably the [[Darfur conflict]], in which Arab [[Muslim]] militias known collectively as the [[Janjaweed]] have massacred, raped, and displaced 2.5 million non-Arab Muslim villagers.
On June 14, 2008, the [[International Criminal Court|International Criminal Court's]] top prosecutor charged Al-Bashir with masterminding a campaign of [[genocide]], and asked the court for an arrest warrant for the leader. The International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague issued a warrant for his arrest on accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
On June 14, 2008, the [[International Criminal Court|International Criminal Court's]] top prosecutor charged Al-Bashir with masterminding a campaign of [[genocide]], and asked the court for an arrest warrant for the leader. The International Criminal Court (ICC) at the Hague issued a warrant for his arrest on accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
In 2019, he was overthrown in a military coup, and was replaced by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.
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