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National Revolutionary Command Council (Sudan) 
Summary
The Revolutionary Command Council was the body that ruled Sudan after the coup d'état in May 1969. It was disbanded in October 1971.
 The National Revolutionary Command Council. | |
| Formation | 25 May 1969 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 12 October 1971 |
| Type | Acting Presidency Collective leadership |
| Legal status | Dissolved after a referendum. Nimeiry became President constitutionally. |
| Headquarters | Khartum |
Region served | {{flau|Sudan}} 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 |
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) edit
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 edit
References edit
- ^ 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.