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"Sudan buries ex-president who imposed Islamic rule." Daily News Egypt (Egypt). Al Bawaba (Middle East) Ltd. 2009. HighBeam Research. 8 Sep. 2017 <https://www.highbeam.com>.
"Sudan buries ex-president who imposed Islamic rule." Daily News Egypt (Egypt). 2009. HighBeam Research. (September 8, 2017). https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-200940014.html
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KHARTOUM: Sudan on Sunday buried former president Gaafar Al-Nimeiry, the man who imposed Islamic rule on Africa's largest nation, at a funeral attended by ordinary Sudanese, politicians and military officials.
President Omar Al-Beshir led the funeral procession as Nimeiry's body, wrapped in a Sudanese flag, was carried by military officials to his burial site in Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city.
"There is no God but Allah," chanted about 3,000 men dressed in traditional white robes, as well military officers, policemen and a handful of politicians gathered at a stadium in Omdurman.
Nimeiry, who came to power in a coup in 1969 with the support of communist and socialist leaders, died in a military hospital on Saturday at the age of 79 after a long illness. …
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