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Sudanese Socialist Union
الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني
LeaderGaafar Nimeiry
Founded1971
Dissolved1985
HeadquartersKhartoum, Democratic Republic of the Sudan
IdeologyArab nationalism
Arab socialism
Anti-communism
Authoritarianism
Nationalism
Islamism
Party flag

The Sudanese Socialist Union (abbr. SSU; Template:Lang-ar Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki Al-Sudaniy) was a political party in Sudan. The SSU was the country's sole legal party from 1971 until 1985, when the regime of President Gaafar Nimeiry was overthrown in a military coup.[1][2]

Today the Sudanese Socialist Democratic Union, the successor party to the SSU, exists as a registered political party in Sudan. It is led by Professor Dr. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud, who was Sudan's first female Minister during the Presidency of Gaafar Nimeiry as well as a former member of the National Congress Party.[2] Professor Dr. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud is the first woman to contest the Presidency of Sudan in the 2010 general election.[2]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Election Party candidate Votes % Result
1971 (referendum) Gaafar Nimeiry 3,839,374 98.6% Elected Green tickY
1977 5,624,128 99.1% Elected Green tickY
1983 99.6% Elected Green tickY

National Assembly elections

Election Party leader Seats +/– Position Outcome
1978 Gaafar Nimeiry
274 / 304
Increase 274 Increase 1st Sole legal party
1980
332 / 368
Increase 58 Steady 1st Sole legal party
1981–82
138 / 151
Decrease 194 Steady 1st Sole legal party

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sudan buries ex-president who imposed Islamic rule". Daily News Egypt. 2009-05-31. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  2. ^ a b c Shinn, David H. (2015). "Other Northern Political Groups" (PDF). In Berry, LaVerle (ed.). Sudan: a country study (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-8444-0750-0. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)