A military officer who had studied at an army staff college in the United States, Colonel Nimeiri seized power from president Ismail Azhari in a coup in 1969, following the example of Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser.

VOA: standard.2009.05.31

This week America's top military officer expressed support for the proposal at a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

VOA: special.2010.02.06

His father was a high-level air force officer in the Pakistani military.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

Back then,investigators concluded that a former military officer, Pavel Kosolapov,was responsible, and there are news reports tying him to the latest attack.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

One policeman told a senior military officer his children are virtually prisoners in their own home after he received repeated threats from Taliban.

VOA: standard.2010.05.26