Sudan: Obverse of a Sudanese 25 Piaster banknote with portrait of Jaafar Nimeiry (1 January 1930 - 30 May 2009), President of the Sudan (r. 1969-1985). Jaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry, otherwise spelled in English as Jaafar Nimeiry or Ja'far Muhammad Numayri was the President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985. He came to power in a military coup in 1969, establishing a one-party state where his Sudanese Socailist Union was the sole ruling entity. He pursed socialist and Pan-Arabist policies, working closely with Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. He was ousted from power in 1985.

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Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
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