The Council of States (, ''Maǧlis al-Wilāyāt'') is the currently-dissolved upper house of the
parliament
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of
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
. It was formed in 2005 as part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which establishment of bicameral
National Legislature
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. 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
military coup
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.
As part of the
2019 Sudanese transition to democracy
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Films
* ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film
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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
References
External links
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Politics of Sudan
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
National Legislature (Sudan)
2005 establishments in Sudan
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