ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the failed assassination attempt on the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on 26 June 1996, which allegedly involved logistical and financial support from some elements in the Sudanese intelligence. This episode had a huge impact on the Sudanese regime, as it encountered massive internal and external challenges that almost led to its downfall. The chapter examines the implications of the assassination attempt on the regime. It investigates the external and domestic dynamics following the incident, and the change of perspective among the government elite in its engagement with the international sphere. It examines the political, economic, military and security that followed, as well as the pragmatic path adopted by the regime to secure its grip on power. For the first time since independence, Sudan was condemned in the UN Security Council as a consequence of the attack and ultimately led to regime fragmentation.
