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Nimeiry

American  
[nuh-mair-ee] / nəˈmɛər i /
Or Nimeiri

noun

  1. Gaafar Muhammad al- 1930–2009, Sudanese political leader: president 1969–85.

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The protest coincided with the anniversary of the 1985 uprising that toppled the regime of another unpopular Sudanese leader, the dictator Gaafar Nimeiry.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2019

Iraq sent only a Deputy Premier because of its quarrel with Syria over the true interpretation of Baathist socialism, but Sudan sent its new ruler, Major General Jaafar Nimeiry.

From Time Magazine Archive

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