1985 Sudanese coup d'état

1985 Sudanese coup d'état
Part of the Second Sudanese Civil War and the Arab Cold War

Sudanese celebrating the overthrow of Numeri on the streets of Khartoum on 6th April 1985.
Date6 April 1985
Location15°30′2″N 32°33′36″E / 15.50056°N 32.56000°E / 15.50056; 32.56000
Result

Coup attempt succeeds

Belligerents

Democratic Republic of the Sudan

SAF coup plotters

Democratic Unionist Party
Umma Party
National Islamic Front
Commanders and leaders
Gaafar Nimeiry
President of Sudan
FM Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab
Defence Minister and C-in-C of the SAF; Coup Leader
Location within Sudan.

The 1985 Sudanese coup d'état was a military coup that occurred in Sudan on 6 April 1985. The coup was staged by a group of military officers and led by the Defense Minister and Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief, Field Marshal Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, against the government of President Gaafar Nimeiry.