Ibrahim Abboud
Prime Minister of Sudan | |
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| In office 18 November 1958 – 30 October 1964 | |
| President | Himself |
| Preceded by | Abdallah Khalil |
| Succeeded by | Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 October 1900 General |
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Ibrahim Abboud (
Early life and early career
Ibrahim Abboud was born 26 October 1900 in Mohammed-Gol, near the old port city of
Between 1956 and 1958, Sudanese
Chief of the Military Government
At first Abboud and his ruling Supreme Council of Twelve had the tacit support of the Sudanese politicians and people. The country was tired of the intrigues of the politicians and was prepared to permit the military to inaugurate an efficient and incorruptible administration. There was opposition only within the military in the first few months of the military government. This was the result of disagreements among the senior military leaders. But within a year many younger officers, and even cadets, rose to challenge Abboud's position. All of them were quickly suppressed.
Abboud's Regime
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Abboud moved swiftly to deal with the Sudan's problems. The provisional constitution was suspended and all political parties dissolved. The price of Sudanese cotton was lowered, and the surplus from the crop of 1958 and the bumper crop of 1959 was sold, easing the financial crisis. An agreement was reached with Egypt concerning the division of the Nile waters, and although Sudan did not receive as great an allotment as many Sudanese thought equitable, Egypt recognized the independence of Sudan, and frontier conflicts ceased. Finally, in 1961, an ambitious 10-year development plan was launched, designed to end Sudan's dependence on cotton exports and many foreign manufactured imports.
Although Abboud dealt with the important economic problems and improved foreign relations, he made little attempt to capitalize on his successes to forge a political following outside the army. His political independence certainly enabled him to act decisively, but his actions frequently alienated large segments of the population, which his government ultimately needed to remain in power without resort to force. He sought to meet demands of the population for increased participation in government by instituting a system of local representative government and the "erection of a central council ... in a pyramid with the local councils as a base." The creation of such councils clearly shifted power to the rural areas, whose
"Southern Problem"
In spite of its weaknesses, Abboud's government might have lasted longer if not for the "southern problem." Abboud was personally popular or, at least, respected. He was even invited to the White House in 1961, where President John F. Kennedy praised Sudan for having set a good example for living in peace with its neighbours.[7]
In non-
Abboud lived in Britain for several years and died in Khartoum on 8 September 1983, at the age of 82.[10]
References
- ^ Biography of El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud at bookrags.com
- ^ ISBN 0900362480.
- ^ O'Ballance, Secret War.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2.
- ^ "Sudan Embassy in Canada". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-230-27102-9.
- ^ Welcoming Remarks to President Abboud of the Republic of the Sudan at Andrews Air Force Base, 4 October 1961, http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHA-051-002.aspx
- ISBN 978-1-4567-2356-9.
- ^ Berridge, William (20 October 2014). "50 years on: Remembering Sudan's October Revolution". africanargumanets.org. African Arguments. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ Treaster, Joseph (9 September 1983). "IBRAHIM ABBOUD, 82, WAS SUDAN'S LEADER FROM 1958 TO 1964". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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