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On 30 June 1989, however, military officers under then Col. Omar Hassan al-Bashir, with National Islamic Front ( NIF ) instigation and support, replaced the Sadiq al-Mahdi government with the Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation ( RCC ), a military junta of 15 military officers ( reduced to 12 in 1991 ) assisted by a civilian cabinet.

As General al-Bashir he became: president ; chief of state ; prime minister ; and chief of the armed forces.