Polygamy in Sudan

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Polygamy is legal although rare in Sudan .[ citation needed ] Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has strongly advocated polygamous marriages, with the hopes of boosting the Sudanese population. [1]

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References

  1. "Sudan pushes polygamy". 15 August 2001. Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2009-04-23.