Abe Nobuyuki vs Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo

Abe Nobuyuki served as Prime Minister from August 1939 to January 1940. His cabinet was formed after the Nomonhan Incident and focused on resolving the conflict with the Soviet Union. He pursued a neutral foreign policy but was unable to control the military.

Abe resigned as Prime Minister in January 1940 after failing to resolve tensions with the United States over the abrogation of the U.S.-Japan Commercial Treaty. His resignation reflected the growing crisis in Japan's foreign relations.

Abe served as Governor-General of Korea from 1944 to 1945, during the final years of World War II. He implemented harsh policies to mobilize Korean resources for the war effort, including forced labor and conscription.

After World War II, Abe was purged from public office by the Allied occupation authorities. However, he later returned to politics and was elected to the House of Representatives in 1952, serving until his death.

Dagalo led the RSF (then Janjaweed) in the Darfur conflict, where they were accused of war crimes, including ethnic cleansing and mass atrocities against non-Arab populations. The conflict resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths and millions displaced.

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was appointed Commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group formed from Janjaweed militias. The RSF became a key force in Sudan's conflicts, including the Darfur war and later the 2023 civil war.

Dagalo was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, making him the second-highest ranking official in Sudan's transitional government. This position gave him significant political power alongside General al-Burhan.

Dagalo's RSF launched a major offensive against the Sudanese Armed Forces in April 2023, triggering a full-scale civil war. The conflict caused widespread destruction, a humanitarian crisis, and the displacement of millions in Sudan.