Government System of Sudan

Issue #1: November 4, 2017 Volume 1

Background

In 1989, Sudan was taken over by a

military coup that disbanded political
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parties and established Islamic Law in
the country. This began the Civil War,
and by 1993, Sudan was ruled as an
Islamic totalitarian government. In
2011, South Sudan successfully seceded
and an autonomous government of
Sudan Sudan was formed. Former
United Sudan is now a presidential
republic.

Branches of
Government

Branches of government include the

Executive, Legislative, & Judicial
2 Governmental Powers in Sudan
Branch. The executive branch is made
up of the President & the Vice President.
The legislative branch consists of the President Omar al-Bashir is the seventh president of
National Legislature. Finally, the
judicial branch enforces law in Sudan Sudan and head of the National Congress Party. He
and is made up of the High Court, the arose to power in 1989 after leading a successful military
Minister of Justice, and the Attorney
General.
coup that eradicated the democratically run government
that was maintained by Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi.
The President of Sudan has had a tumultuous time
during his terms with the secession of South Sudan, war
Administrative in Darfur, military intervention in Yemen and recent
allegations of corruption.
Divisions
Other aspects of government control that dictates daily
life in Sudan is the heavily restricted state TV and radio,
Sudan is further divided into 18 3 lack of private press that is pressured by state power, and
administrative divisions, some of which
are the Blue Nile, Central Darfur, Red
a powerful military that includes the Sudanese Armed
Sea, White Nile, Khartoum, and Forces and the Sudanese Air Force.
Gedaref. Each of these divisions has a
governor, state legislature, and a state
cabinet.

References:

Sudan Country Profile. (2017, July 24). Retrieved November 04, 2017, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14094995

The World Factbook. (n.d.). Retrieved November 04, 2017, from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/print_su.html

Pariona, A. (2016, October 11). What Type of Government Does Sudan Have? Retrieved November 04, 2017, from http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-
of-government-does-duan-have.html