2012 Sudanese coup attempt

A coup d'état attempt took place on 22 November 2012 in Sudan against president Omar al-Bashir, who had taken power in the 1989 Sudanese coup d'état.

Date22 November 2012

Location

Khartoum, Sudan

15°36′N 32°30′E

Result

• Coup attempt fails

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2012 Sudanese coup attempt
Part of the 2011–2013 Sudanese protests, Darfur war
Date 22 November 2012 Location Khartoum, Sudan 15°36′N 32°30′E Result Coup attempt fails
Belligerents
Sudan	SAF coup plotters Supported by: Justice and Equality Movement (JEM)
Commanders and leaders
Omar al-Bashir President of Sudan	Salah Gosh 15 other Army and Security officers
Location within Sudan

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The coup started as an attempt to overthrow the government over disputes between the military and Salah Gosh about the conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, Heglic crisis and Israeli airstrikes in Sudan. Other factors that contributed to the coup attempt were upheavals (mainly the 2011–2013 Sudanese protests) and worsening economic situation.^[1] The plotting of the coup was discovered by he National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) and a former intelligence chief Qutbi Al-Mahdi, stated that the coup attempt was only in the planning stage.^[2] According to the Sudanese information minister Ahmed Bilal Osman, 13 were arrested during the coup attempt,^[3] including former Director of the NISS, Salah Gosh. Osman also accused the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) of coordinating with the coup plotters.^[4] Gosh was later released because of a lack of evidence against him. Al-Bashir also pardoned nine army officers and six security officers implicated in the coup plot.^[5]