Sudanese Socialist Union

1971–1985 ruling party of Sudan

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Sudanese Socialist Union

الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني

Leader| Gaafar Nimeiry
Founded| 25 May 1971
Dissolved| 6 April 1985
Headquarters| Khartoum, Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Ideology| Arab nationalism
Arab socialism
Nasserism
Nationalism
Islamism (de jure, 1983–1985)
Authoritarianism
Political position| Right-wing (with left-wing elements)
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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]

## Electoral history[edit]

### Presidential elections[edit]

Election  | Party candidate  | Votes  | %  | Result

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1971 (referendum) | Gaafar Nimeiry | 3,839,374  | 98.6%  | Elected Y
1977 | 5,624,128  | 99.1%  | Elected Y
1983 |  | 99.6%  | Elected Y

### National Assembly elections[edit]

Election  | Party leader  | Seats  | +/–  | Position  | Result

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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

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.`{{cite encyclopedia}}`: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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