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SUDAN - 'Umar Hassan Al-Bashir.

Publication: APS Review Gas Market Trends
Publication Date: 02-NOV-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Bashir was born of a farming family in the small Arab village of Hosh Bannaga, northern Sudan, in 1944. He received his primary education in Hosh Bannaga. His family later moved to Khartoum, where he completed his secondary education.

Bashir joined the Army at a young age and studied at a military academy in Cairo. He quickly rose through the ranks and became a paratrooper. Later, Bashir served with the Egyptian Army when it went to war with Israel in 1973.

Military Career: When he returned to the Sudan, Bashir was put in charge of military operations against the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the military arm of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the southern half of the country. The SPLM and SPLA were founded and headed by Dr. John Garang, a prominent figure of the African Dinka...

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