National Revolutionary Command Council (Sudan)
The Revolutionary Command Council was the body that ruled Sudan after the coup d'état in May 1969. It was disbanded in October 1971.
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| Formation | 25 May 1969 |
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| Dissolved | 12 October 1971 |
| Type | Acting Presidency Collective leadership |
| Legal status | Dissolved after a referendum. Nimeiry became President constitutionally. |
| Headquarters | Khartum |
Region served | Democratic Republic of Sudan |
Membership | 10 (until November 1970) 7 (after November 1970) |
Chairman | Maj. Gen. Jaafar Nimeiry |
Deputy Chairman | Babiker Awadalla (until July 1970) |
| Affiliations | Presidency of Sudan Sudanese Army Parliament |
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Initially Babiker Awadalla, a lawyer, served as Premier, but was then moved by Maj-Gen Gaafar Nimeiry to become deputy chair of the council on 26 November 1969.[1] Joseph Garang, a southerner, was also on the council in its initial days.
Members (in 1970)
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The National Revolutionary Command Council.
The other members (1970) were as follows:[2]
- Farouk Hamadallah (Purged in 1970)
- Khalid Hassan Abbas
- Mamoun Awad
- Abul Kassem Hashem
- Muhammad Ahmed Abd al-Qadir
- Abul Kassem Ibrahim
- Abu Bakr al-Nur (Purged in 1970)
- Hashem al Atta (Purged in 1970)
See also
References
- OBallance 1977, p. 104-5.
- The Europa World Year Book 1970
- O'Ballance, Edgar (1977). The Secret War in the Sudan: 1955–1972. London: Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-10768-0.
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