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In mid-1991 the RCC-NS remained the top decision-making body
of the state. It consisted of fifteen members, all of whom were
military officers. They were the original officers who joined
Bashir to carry out the 1989 coup. The most important members
included Bashir, the chairman; Major General Az Zubair Muhammad
Salih, the vice chairman and deputy prime minister; Major General
At Tijani Adam at Tahir; Colonel Salah ad Din Muhammad Ahmad
Karrar, a naval officer and chairman of the RCC-NS's economic
committee; Colonel Muhammad al Amin Khalifa Yunis, chairman of
the RCC-NS's peace and foreign relations committee; Colonel Bakri
Hassan Salih; and Major Ibrahim Shams ad Din, commander of the
NIF's youth movement. Two members, Brigadier General Uthman Ahmad
Uthman, chairman of the RCC-NS's political committee, and Colonel
Faisal Madani, were reportedly placed under house arrest in 1991
after they tried to resign from the RCC-NS.
The RCC-NS had designated itself the legislative arm of
government but in practice it exercised some executive functions
as well. Its chairman also served as prime minister and president
of the republic. Although the RCC-NS had not publicized the rules
and procedures governing its deliberations, most political
affairs analysts believed government decisions were based on a
majority vote of members rather than the ultimate authority of
the chairman. The RCC-NS also had not drawn up any regulations
pertaining to membership tenure or the selection of new members.
The primary responsibility of the RCC-NS appeared to be preparing
legislative decrees. Legislation was drafted in special
committees, including committees for political issues, the
economy, and foreign affairs, then placed before the RCC-NS for
approval. In 1990 the RCC-NS created appointive civilian
consultative councils to advise its committees. As of early 1991,
five members of the RCC-NS also headed ministries.
The RCC-NS appointed a secretary general who was responsible
for running the day-to-day affairs of the RCC-NS. The secretary
general in the early 1990s was a junior officer on secondment to
the RCC-NS. Colonel Abd al Mahmud was the first RCC-NS secretary
general. He was replaced in June 1990 by Colonel Abd ar Rahim
Muhammad Husayn.
Data as of June 1991
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