Editing Sadiq al-Mahdi (section)

===Second term as prime minister (1986–1989)===
{{Main|History of Sudan (1986–present)}}

After the [[1986 Sudanese parliamentary election|1986 elections]], Sadiq formed a coalition government comprising the Umma Party (which he led); the [[National Islamic Front]] (led by his brother-in-law, [[Hassan al-Turabi]]); the [[Democratic Unionist Party (Sudan)|Democratic Unionist Party]] (led by [[Mohammed Uthman al-Mirghani al-Khatim]]); and four small Southern parties. However, this coalition proved to be unstable, preventing Sadiq from delivering on his promises to end the [[Second Sudanese Civil War]] and fix the ongoing economic crisis.<ref name=":0" /> On 30 June 1989, his government was overthrown in [[1989 Sudanese coup d'état|a coup]] led by [[Brigadier]] [[Omar al-Bashir]]. The post of Prime Minister of Sudan was then abolished.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 July 2008 |title=FACTBOX – Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL1435274220080714 |url-status=live |access-date=16 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202132147/https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL1435274220080714 |archive-date=2 February 2009}}</ref>