2012 Sudanese coup attempt

2012 coup attempt in Sudan March 2021 2012 Sudanese coup attempt the 2011–2013 Sudanese protests, Darfur war 22 November 2012 Khartoum, Sudan 15 36 N 32 30 E type:event inline Sudan Location within Sudan *Coup attempt fails Sudan Sudan Sudan SAF coup plotters Supported by: JEM Logo June 2013.jpg Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Sudan Omar al-BashirPresident of Sudan Salah Gosh15 other Army and Security officers 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. 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.The attempted coup d'etat in Sudan 30 November 2012 ISS Africa https://issafrica.org/research/publication-archives/cpra-daily-briefing/the-attempted-coup-detat-in-sudan 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.Sudanese official says some coup plotters “confessed” https://sudantribune.com/article/43926 Sudan Tribune 15 April 2026 28 November 2012 According to the Sudanese information minister Ahmed Bilal Osman, 13 were arrested during the coup attempt,Coup attempt disrupted, Sudanese government says 23 November 2012 CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2012/11/22/world/africa/sudan-aborted-coup/index.html including former Director of the NISS, Salah Gosh. Osman also accused the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) of coordinating with the coup plotters.Sudan's 1st VP weighs in on alleged coup attempt, slams "treachery" and "betrayal" https://sudantribune.com/article/43961 Sudan Tribune 15 April 2026 2 December 2012 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.It’s not all quiet in Sudan https://www.counterfire.org/article/its-not-all-quiet-in-sudan/ Counterfire 15 April 2026 en See also 2004 Sudanese coup d'état attempt References Coup d'etat attempt Sudanese coup d'etat attempt Category:2010s coups d'état Category:November 2012 in Africa Category:Attempted coups d'état in Sudan