# Hamdok detained in military coup

Date: 2021

On 25 October 2021 Sudan's military under [Abdel Fattah al-Burhan](/people/abdel-fattah-al-burhan) seized power, declared a state of emergency, dissolved the transitional government and Sovereign Council, and detained Prime Minister [Abdalla Hamdok](/people/abdalla-hamdok) along with other civilian officials. Burhan said the army would install a technocratic government and stay in charge until elections.

## People

- Abdalla Hamdok: https://factrail.ai/people/abdalla-hamdok

## Sources

- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59033142
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/sudan-coup-fears-amid-claims-military-have-arrested-senior-government-officials
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/21/sudans-hamdok-reinstated-as-pm-after-political-agreement-signed

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/hamdok-detained-in-coup-2021-10-25