| 1958Sudanese coup d'état | |||||||
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| Part of theFirst Sudanese Civil War and theArab Cold War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sudanese Armed Forces | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Sovereignty CouncilMuhammad Salih ShingittiAmin al-Sayyid | Abdallah Khalil Ibrahim Abboud Ahmad Abd al-Wahab | ||||||
A bloodlesscoup d'état took place inSudan on 17 November 1958.[1]
The coup was effectively aself-coup, orchestrated byPrime MinisterAbdallah Khalil (in office since 1956), against the civilian government formed following the1958 parliamentary election. The government was a coalition between Khalil'sNational Umma Party (NUP) and thePeople's Democratic Party (PDP).[2][3] Khalil simultaneously served asMinister of Defence in the government. TheUnited States and theUnited Kingdom were aware of the plot.[4]
The coup occurred on the dayparliament was to convene. Khalil, himself a retired armygeneral, planned the coup in conjunction with leading NUP members and the army's two senior generals,Ibrahim Abboud andAhmad 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.[4]
