Sudan’s former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi dies from Covid-19
The politician, who was ousted in a 1989 coup, had been in hospital in the United Arab Emirates
26 November 2020 - 11:16
Khartoum — Leading Sudanese politician and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi died from a coronavirus infection three weeks after being hospitalised in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to family sources and a party statement early on Thursday.
Mahdi, 84, was Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister and was overthrown in 1989 in the military coup that brought former president Omar al-Bashir to power...
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