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Sudanese Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني | |
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| Abbreviation | SSU |
| Leader | Gaafar Nimeiry |
| Founded | 25 May 1971 (54 years, 184 days) |
| Dissolved | 6 April 1985 (40 years, 233 days) |
| Ideology | Arab nationalism[1][2] Arab socialism[1] Pan-Arabism[3] Nasserism[3][1] Authoritarianism Anti-communism[4] Islamism (From 1983) |
| Political position | Left-wing Factions: Right-wing |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Party flag | |
TheSudanese Socialist Union (abbr.SSU;Arabic:الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني,romanized: Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki As-Sudaniy) was apolitical party inSudan. The SSU was the country'ssole legal party from 1971 until 1985, when theregime ofPresidentGaafar Nimeiry was overthrown in amilitary coup.[5][6]
Today theSudanese Socialist Democratic Union (SSDU), the successor party to theSSU, exists as a registered political party inSudan. Until 2018, it was 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 theNational Congress Party.[6] Professor Dr. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud was the first woman to contest the presidency of Sudan in the2010 general election.[6]
| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971(referendum) | Gaafar Nimeiry | 3,839,374 | 98.6% | Elected |
| 1977 | 5,624,128 | 99.1% | Elected | |
| 1983 | 99.6% | Elected |
| Election | Party leader | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Gaafar Nimeiry | 274 / 304 | Sole legal party | ||
| 1980 | 332 / 368 | Sole legal party | |||
| 1981–82 | 138 / 151 | Sole legal party |
Nimeiry was a member of the Sudanese Socialist Union (SSU), an Arab nationalist party.
The Nimeiri regime identified itself as pan-Arab, modeled on Nasser's revolution in Egypt, while Egyptian support helped Nimeiri to consolidate his rule.
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