The Council of States (, ''Maǧlis al-Wilāyāt'') is the currently-dissolved upper house of the

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of Sudan. It was formed in 2005 as part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which establishment of bicameral National Legislature. The members are indirectly elected by state legislatures and serve five-year terms. The National Legislature, which includes the Council of States, was dissolved on 11 April 2019 following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir and his National Congress Party in a

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. As part of the

2019 Sudanese transition to democracy Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Musi ...

, a Transitional Legislative Council is to be formed which will function as the legislature of Sudan until elections scheduled for 2022.

Presidents of the Council of States

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* Politics of Sudan Sudan National Legislature (Sudan) 2005 establishments in Sudan {{Legislature-stub