Thousands of mourners flocked Friday to the Ahmed Sharfi Cemetery in Omdurman to pay farewell to outstanding politician, strong campaigner for democratic rule, the late Ali Mahmood Hassanain, who died of a heart attack, aged 8o.
The late Hassanain was an erudite barrister and politician and was one of the leaders of the historical unionist movement that played a remarkable role in the struggle for the country's independence. He was deputy chairman of the Democratic Unionist Party and leader of the Broad National Front he formed with others in Britain to intensify the struggle against the rule of ousted President Omar Albashir.
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