1959 Sudanese coup attempt
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.
| 1959 Sudanese coup attempt | |||||||
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| Part of the First Sudanese Civil War and the Arab Cold War | |||||||
Conspirators at the trial | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Sudan
| Sudanese Armed Forces | ||||||
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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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