Mohammed Hamdan Daglo

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Lieutenant General Mohammed Hamdan Daglo ( Arabic محمد حمدان دقلو; * 1974 or 1975 ; called among others Hemeti , Hamitti , Hemitti or Hemitte , Arabic حميدتي) is a Sudanese general and politician who has been Deputy President of the ruling military council under Abdel Fattah Burhan since April 13, 2019 . He has been in command of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since 2013 , which are held responsible for the dissolution of a protest camp with over 100 dead on June 3, 2019. He was previously a Janjaweed - militia in the Darfur conflict to.

Life

Daglo was in the Rezeigat strain of the Baggara heard the son of Chadian born parents. His family traded in camels . After three years of school he dropped out of primary school . In the Darfur conflict he came through relatives to the Janjawid , which fought against insurgents. He soon led a militia there. According to his own account, then President Umar al-Bashir asked him in 2008 to lead the fight against the insurgents.

In 2013, at the request of al-Bashir, Daglo became the commander of the Rapid Support Forces , a nationwide paramilitary force. A military coup took place on April 11, 2019 . Al-Bashir was arrested two days later; Daglo rose to the second position of the Transitional Military Council (German about: "Military Council of Transition"). Shortly after joining the Military Council, he met with several Western ambassadors. In May 2019 he traveled to the Saudi Arabian Prince Mohammad bin Salman . Saudi Arabia had previously declared itself a supporter of the Sudanese military government. On June 3, the RSF broke violently on a protest camp, which for weeks before the headquarters of the military in Khartoum had insisted. According to the civilians, over 100 of them died. Numerous women were apparently raped by members of the RSF.

In August 2019, the military and opposition agreed on a joint government for the period up to 2022. Daglo is said to belong to the “Sovereign Council”, the highest body in the country. He stated that he wanted to submit to the agreement, according to which, among other things, the RSF are subordinate to the Sudanese army.

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  1. ↑ a b Reuters : Sudanese militia commander waits in wings after Bashir ousted. theeastafrican.co.ke, April 23, 2019, accessed June 15, 2019
  2. ↑ Dominic Johnson : Sudan's opposition wants power. taz.de from April 14, 2019, accessed on April 20, 2019
  3. ^ A b Jason Burke: Hemedti: the feared commander pulling the strings in Sudan. theguardian.com dated May 29, 2019, accessed June 15, 2019
  4. ↑ Emad Hassan: Eyewitness: Militiamen in Sudan rape men and women. dw.com on June 7, 2019, accessed June 10, 2019
  5. ^ Sudan conflict: Army and civilians seal power-sharing deal. bbc.com of August 17, 2019 (English), accessed on August 26, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Daglo, Mohammed Hamdan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES محمد حمدان دقلون (Arabic); Hemeti (nickname); Hamitti (nickname); Hemitti (nickname); Hemitte (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sudanese general and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1974 or 1975