Africa & Middle East

Sudan

Political journey

Independent from Britain and Egypt in 1956, Sudan has spent most of its history at war or under military rule, including the long war that led South Sudan to secede in 2011. Omar al-Bashir ruled from 1989 until a 2019 uprising, and a 2021 military coup ended the transition. Since April 2023 the army under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has fought the Rapid Support Forces in a devastating civil war.

Sudan today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyCentered on technology
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsSlightly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Sudan today

Portrait of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereignty Council, 2019 to present

The army chief who took control after the fall of Omar al-Bashir and led the 2021 coup, now fighting the Rapid Support Forces in a civil war that has displaced millions.

Abdel Fattah al-Burhan sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly strength-first on war and peace and strongly traditional on culture. The profile is close to the middle on environment and technology.

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Political views closest to Sudan’s leadership

National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.96%IslamismA broad family of movements that seek to organize politics and law around Islam, from…95%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.95%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…94%

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

ChadAfrica & Middle East99%YemenAfrica & Middle East99%South SudanAfrica & Middle East99%Guinea-BissauAfrica & Middle East99%

Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.