Sudanese Socialist Union

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Sudanese Socialist Union الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني
Leader	Gaafar Nimeiry
Founded	1971
Dissolved	1985
Headquarters	Khartoum, Democratic Republic of the Sudan
Ideology	Arab nationalism Arab socialism Anti-communism Authoritarianism Nasserism Nationalism Islamism (de jure, 1983–1985)
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The Sudanese Socialist Union (abbr. SSU; Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني‎ 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 Y
1977		5,624,128	99.1%	Elected Y
1983			99.6%	Elected Y

National Assembly elections[]

Election	Party leader	Seats	+/–	Position	Outcome
1978	Gaafar 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[]

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

References[]