Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation
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The Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation (RCC) was a Sudanese government that seized power on June 30, 1989, led by Lieutenant General Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir. This military council was the vehicle for the National Islamic Front (NIF).1
The RCC implemented harsh measures, including imprisoning political opponents, banning trade unions and political parties, and silencing the press. They also reintroduced Islamic law in March 1991. The council ruled until 1993, overseeing a transition to a civilian government where Bashir was appointed president before the RCC disbanded. Despite a new constitution and the introduction of multiparty politics, the government's authoritarian tendencies persisted.2
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