Sudanese general's path to power ran through Darfur
Posted May 20, 2019 7:00 am
In this Saturday, May 18, 2019 photo, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, right, the deputy head of the military council that assumed power in Sudan after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, arrives for a Ramadan event, in Khartoum, Sudan. Dagalo says he refused orders from al-Bashir to fire on the protesters, and he praised them as recently as last weekend. Many likely see him as an ally against the Islamic movement that orchestrated al-Bashirâs 1989 coup and underpinned his regime. (AP Photo)
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In this Saturday, May 18, 2019 photo, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, the deputy head of the military council that assumed power in Sudan after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, speaks at a press conference after a Ramadan event, in Khartoum, Sudan. Dagalo says he refused orders from al-Bashir to fire on the protesters, and he praised them as recently as last weekend. Many likely see him as an ally against the Islamic movement that orchestrated al-Bashirâs 1989 coup and underpinned his regime. (AP Photo)
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In this Saturday, May 18, 2019 photo, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, kneeling center, the deputy head of the military council that assumed power in Sudan after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, prays during a Ramadan event, in Khartoum, Sudan. Dagalo says he refused orders from al-Bashir to fire on the protesters, and he praised them as recently as last weekend. Many likely see him as an ally against the Islamic movement that orchestrated al-Bashirâs 1989 coup and underpinned his regime. (AP Photo)
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In this Saturday, May 18, 2019 photo, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, the deputy head of the military council that assumed power in Sudan after the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, speaks to journalists in Khartoum, Sudan. At 44, he is the youngest member of the council. He says he refused orders from al-Bashir to fire on the protesters, and he praised them as recently as last weekend. (AP Photo)
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