The 2012 Sudanese coup d'état attempt was a

coup d'état A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...

attempt on 22 November 2012 in Sudan against president Omar al-Bashir, who took power in the

1989 Sudanese coup d'état The 1989 Sudanese coup d'état was a military coup that occurred in Sudan on 30 June 1989 against the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. The coup was led by military officer Oma ...

. It started as an attempt to overthrow the government over serious conflicts, upheavals (mainly the

2011–2013 Sudanese protests The 2011–2013 protests in Sudan began in January 2011 as part of the Arab Spring regional protest movement. Unlike in other Arab countries, popular uprisings in Sudan had succeeded in toppling the government prior to the Arab Spring in 1964 and ...

) and worsening conditions. 13 were arrested during the coup attempt, according to the media.

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