Sudanese Socialist Union

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Sudanese Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني
Leader	Gaafar Nimeiry
Founded	25 May 1971
Dissolved	6 April 1985
Ideology	Arab nationalism Arab socialism Nasserism Nationalism Authoritarianism Anti-communism Islamic socialism Islamism (1983–1985)
Political position	Left-wing to right-wing
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The Sudanese Socialist Union (abbr. SSU; Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki As-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. 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 the National Congress Party.^[2] Professor Dr. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud was the first woman to contest the presidency of Sudan in the 2010 general election.^[2]

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

Election	Party leader	Seats	+/–	Position	Result
1978	Jaafar Nimeiry	274 / 304	274	1st	Sole legal party
1980		332 / 368	58	1st	Sole legal party
1981–82		138 / 151	194	1st	Sole legal party

• 1969 Sudanese coup d'état
• List of political parties in Sudan