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Name: Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir Place of Birth: Hosh Bannaga Date of Birth: January 1, 1944 Took Office: 1993 The Country: Sudan has a population of about 41,087,825 people, 52% of the population is black and 39% of them are Arab. It's officail language in Sudan is Arabic, and 70% of the population is Muslim. Average rate to live to is 58 years there and only 60% of adults in Sudan have literacy skills. It is the largest country in Africa. The country lands in the northeastern part of Africa and borders the Red Sea. Sudan also borders two countries Chad and Central African Republic. Sudan's economy is one of the fastest growing economies right now. As of now oil is their number one export and it's going up a lot. Sudan is also lucky to have many different natural resources like petroleum, natural gas, gold, silver, chrome, mica, zinc, iron, lead, copper, copper, tin, nickel and others. Even though oil and natural resources are easily found there 80% of the people still farm to make a living, but many of the farms are having a hard time because of the lack of water. Because of that many people will be under the poverty line for many years. Right now they are building a dam that should be able to supply 90% of the population with electricity. Sudan's government is a Federal Presidential democratic republic. Previous Occupation: I was able to finish my first and secondary schooling and I studied at two different Military Academies. First I studied at the Egyptian Military Academy in Cairo. After that I joined the Sudanese Army in 1960. While in that Army I rose through the ranks quickly and ended up becoming a Paratrooper by the end. Then in 1966 I graduated from the Sudan Military Academy in Khartoum. After graduating form there I served the Egyptian Army during the October War, also known as Yom Kippur War, in 1973 against Israel. From June 30, 1989 to October 16, 1993 I was a Prime Minister of Sudan, then I was in the National Congress. In 2008 I was arrest warrant against me for war crime and crimes against humanity. Then there was another arrest warrant against me over genocide. Many people want the arrest to be suspended. References: China - one of Sudan's allies. Hasan al Turabi - helped with spreading the word of the Muslim faith. The Arab Militia - supported him and helped protect the Sudan government by taking care of the group of people from Darfur that wanted to attack the government.

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