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| Formed | 30 June 1989 |
| Dissolved | 16 October 1993 |
| Jurisdiction |  Republic of Sudan |
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TheRevolutionary Command Council for National Salvation (RCCNS-Sudan) was the governing body ofSudan following theJune 1989 coup.[1] It grew out of the collaboration between theSudanese Armed Forces and theNational Islamic Front.[2] It was the authority by which the military government ofSudan under Lt. Gen.Omar al-Bashir exercised power.
Al-Bashir was the chair of the council, as well as Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Commander-in-Chief of theSudanese Armed Forces.[1] The rest of the council consisted of fourteen military officers, all of whom were involved in and associated with the coup.[3]: p. 2 Therefore, no regulations about the selection and tenure of its members were declared to the public.
The RCCNS exercised legislative as well as some executive authority. It appointed committees to draft various legal decrees including theCriminal Act 1991. The RCCNS did not publish any rules of procedures over its deliberations.
It banned political activity, arrested opposition members and closed down newspapers.
The RCCNS survived acoup attempt in 1990.[4]
Among the RCCNS members were ethnicFur Brigadieral-Tijani al-Tahir, Major General Zubeir and MajorIbrahim Shams al-Din. All three had strong ties toLibya andMuammar Gaddafi.[5]
Al-Bashir dissolved the RCCNS in October 1993 and appointed himself President.[6] The powers of the RCCNS were devolved to thePresident and theNational Legislature of Sudan.[7] This resulted in a majority of the power remaining with al-Bashir.[3]: p. 131
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