November 26, 2020 -Leading Sudanese politician and former prime minister Sadig al –Mahadi died from coronavirus infection three weeks after being hospitalized in the United Arab Emirates, according to family and party statements early on Thursday .
Mahdi, 84, was Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minster and was overthrown in 1989 in a milliray coup that brought president Omar Bashir to power.
The moderate Umma party was one of the largest opposition parties under Bashir, and Mahdi remained an influential figure even after Bashir was toppled.
Last month Mahdi family said he had tested positive for covid-19, and was transferred to UAE for treatment a few days later following a brief hospitalization in Sudan.
In a statement the Umma party said Mahdi would be buried on Friday morning in the city of Omdurman in Sudan.