1959 Sudanese coup attempt
Coup d'état attempt in Sudan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The November 1959 coup attempt aimed at overthrowing Sudan's ruler, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Abboud, but was thwarted. The military court sentenced officers involved, with some receiving the death penalty, marking Sudan's first post-independence execution.
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Part of the First Sudanese Civil War and the Arab Cold War | |||||||
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Ibrahim Abboud President of Sudan |
Ali Hamid Abd al-Badi Karrar Sadiq Muhammad Hassan Yaqoub Kabeida Abd al-Rahman Kabaida Abd al-Hamid Abd al-Majid |
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