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Sudanese demonstrators attend rally to demand the return to civilian rule, in Khartoum, Sudan, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Sudan has been mired in political turmoil since its military seized power in a coup last October after three decades of repressive Islamist rule under former President Omar Al Bashir. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali)

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President Omar Hassan el-Bashir speaks as Sudanese warriors participate in a rally for him February 28, 1992 in Ed Daein, Sudan. (Getty)

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