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Sudan’s minister of defense dies of heart attack in South Sudan’ capital Juba

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Sudan’s minister of defense, Lt Gen Jamaleldin Omar, has died of a heart attack in South Sudan, where he was taking part in peace negotiations between the government and armed movements in Juba, a spokesman for the Sudanese army said early on Wednesday.

According to state media, Omar was a member of the military council that took power after toppling Omar al-Bashir last year and replaced with the sovereign council which runs the country under a 39-month power-sharing deal with a civilian government.

On 9th March 2020, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has survived an assassination attempt in the capital Khartoum. He was a prominent economist, Hamdok was appointed prime minister in August last year after pro-democracy protests forced the military to remove former ruler Omar al-Bashir.

Following months of negotiations, the military and the pro-democracy movement reached a power-sharing deal in August. The deal established a joint military-civilian, 11-member sovereign council that will govern Sudan for three years.

Source:Reuters