Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir
Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir is a Sudanese military officer who ran a revolt that conquered the elected government of Sudan in 1989. He worked as president of Sudan from 1993.
Bashir studied at a military college in Cairo and fought in 1973 with the Egyptian army against Israel. Back to Sudan, he attained quick popularity, and in the mid-1980s he acquired the principal role in the Sudanese army’s campaign against the rebels of the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).
In August 2003, the rebel black African groups known as being the non-Arab group in Darfur had sprung an attack on Bashir’s government as we saw in the last page.
Bashir studied at a military college in Cairo and fought in 1973 with the Egyptian army against Israel. Back to Sudan, he attained quick popularity, and in the mid-1980s he acquired the principal role in the Sudanese army’s campaign against the rebels of the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).
In August 2003, the rebel black African groups known as being the non-Arab group in Darfur had sprung an attack on Bashir’s government as we saw in the last page.
To fight this revolt, the president recruited the help of the Arab
militia known as Janjaweed. To scare and terrorized the civilians from
this region, they used cruel methods, displacing more than two million people.
On July 14 2008, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) wanted the arrest of Bashir. He was guilty for crimes committed against humanity, war crimes, and genocide in Darfur. Unfortunately, the Sudanese government contradicted the accusations and declared Bashir’s innocence.
On July 14 2008, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) wanted the arrest of Bashir. He was guilty for crimes committed against humanity, war crimes, and genocide in Darfur. Unfortunately, the Sudanese government contradicted the accusations and declared Bashir’s innocence.
On March 4, 2009, the ICC finally acquired an arrest against Bashir, accusing him with war crimes and crimes against humanity but not with genocide. In July 2010 the ICC had a second arrest against him and this time charging Bashir with genocide. In January 2010 Bashir retired from his post, which was a position that he had since 1989. (Ingham, 2014)