1989 Sudanese coup d'état

1989 Sudanese coup d'état
	Part of the Second Sudanese Civil War
	; Omar al-Bashir (centre) and Abdel Rahim Mohammed Hussein (blue fatigue) in front of the Republican Palace after the coup
Date	30 June 1989
Location	Khartoum, Sudan15°30′2″N 32°33′36″E / 15.50056°N 32.56000°E
Result	Coup attempt succeeds; Overthrow of democratically elected government; Establishment of Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation;
Belligerents
Sudan Democratic Unionist Party; Umma Party;	Sudanese Armed Forces; National Islamic Front; Supported by:; Libya
Commanders and leaders
Ahmed al-Mirghani; Sadiq al-Mahdi	Omar al-Bashir; Hassan al-Turabi
Units involved
10,000–15,000	~100 officers
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
	Location within Sudan.

A coup d'état was carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces on 30 June 1989 against the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Ahmed al-Mirghani. The coup was led by military officer Omar al-Bashir who took power in its aftermath; he ruled the country for the next 30 years until he was overthrown in 2019.