[PAR] [TLE] Omar al-Bashir [SEP] Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir (Arabic: عمر حسن أحمد البشير‎ ‎ ; pronunciation: ] ; born 1 January 1944) is a Sudanese politician, the seventh president of Sudan and head of the National Congress Party.  He came to power in 1989 when, as a brigadier in the Sudanese Army, he led a group of officers in a military coup that ousted the democratically elected government of prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi after it began negotiations with rebels in the south.  Since then, he has been elected three times as President in elections that have been under scrutiny for corruption.  In March 2009, al-Bashir became the first sitting president to be indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), for allegedly directing a campaign of mass killing, rape, and pillage against civilians in Darfur. [PAR] [TLE] National Congress (Sudan) [SEP] The National Congress or National Congress Party (NCP) (Arabic: المؤتمر الوطني‎ ‎ ; "al-Mu'tamar al-Waṭanī ") is the governing official political party of Sudan.  It is headed by Omar al-Bashir, who has been President of Sudan since he seized power in a military coup on 30 June 1989, and began institutionalizing Sharia law at a national level.  The party follows ideologies such as Islamism, Pan-Arabism, and Arab nationalism.
[PAR] [TLE] Omar al - Bashir [ SEP ] Omar Hassan Ahmad al - Bashir ( Arabic : عمر حسن أحمد البشير‎ ‎ ; pronunciation : ] ; born 1 January 1944 ) is a Sudanese politician , the seventh president of Sudan and head of the National Congress Party . He came to power in 1989 when , as a brigadier in the Sudanese Army , he led a group of officers in a military coup that ousted the democratically elected government of prime minister Sadiq al - Mahdi after it began negotiations with rebels in the south . Since then , he has been elected three times as President in elections that have been under scrutiny for corruption . In March 2009 , al - Bashir became the first sitting president to be indicted by the International Criminal Court ( ICC ) , for allegedly directing a campaign of mass killing , rape , and pillage against civilians in Darfur . [PAR] [TLE] National Congress ( Sudan ) [ SEP ] The National Congress or National Congress Party ( NCP ) ( Arabic : المؤتمر الوطني‎ ‎ ; " al - Mu'tamar al - Waṭanī ") is the governing official political party of Sudan . It is headed by Omar al - Bashir , who has been President of Sudan since he seized power in a military coup on 30 June 1989 , and began institutionalizing Sharia law at a national level . The party follows ideologies such as Islamism , Pan - Arabism , and Arab nationalism .
When did Omar al-Bashir, head of the National Congress, come to power?
When did Omar al - Bashir , head of the National Congress , come to power ?
1989
1989