The 1958 Sudanese coup d'état was a bloodless military coup which took place in Sudan on 17 November 1958.[1]
| 1958 Sudanese coup d'état | |||||||
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| Part of the First Sudanese Civil War and the Arab Cold War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sudanese Armed Forces | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Sovereignty CouncilPresident of Sudan Muhammad Salih ShingittiSpeaker of the House of Representatives Amin al-SayyidSpeaker of the Senate |
Abdallah Khalil Prime Minister of Sudan Gen. Ibrahim Abboud Coup Military Leader Ahmad Abd al-Wahab | ||||||
The coup was effectively a self-coup, orchestrated by Prime Minister Abdallah Khalil (in office since 1956), against the civilian government formed following the 1958 parliamentary election. The government was a coalition between Khalil's National Umma Party (NUP) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP).[2][3] Khalil simultaneously served as Minister of Defence in the government. The United States and the United Kingdom were aware of the plot.[4]
The coup occurred on the day parliament was to convene. Khalil, himself a retired army general, planned the coup in conjunction with leading NUP members and the army's two senior generals, Ibrahim Abboud and Ahmad Abd al-Wahab, who became leaders of the new military regime. Khalil was not allowed to participate in the new government and was retired on a pension.[5]
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edit- ^ Hailey, Foster (November 18, 1958). "SUDAN COUP PUTS ARMY IN CONTROL; Capital Is Quiet as General Takes Power -- Parliament Ousted in Orderly Shift". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Voll, John Obert; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn; Lobban, Richard (1992). Historical dictionary of the Sudan. Scarecrow Press. p. 245. ISBN 9780810825475.
- ^ "Sudan Embassy in Canada". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
- ^ Ben Hammou, Salah (2023). "The Varieties of Civilian Praetorianism: Evidence From Sudan's Coup Politics". Armed Forces & Society: 1–22. doi:10.1177/0095327X231155667.
- ^ Ben Hammou, Salah (2023). "The Varieties of Civilian Praetorianism: Evidence From Sudan's Coup Politics". Armed Forces & Society: 1–22. doi:10.1177/0095327X231155667.
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