The Sudanese Socialist Union (abbr. SSU; ) 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.
Today the Sudanese Socialist Democratic Union (SSDU), 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. Professor Dr. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud was the first woman to contest the presidency of Sudan in the 2010 general election.
Electoral history
Presidential elections Election CandidateVotes%Result1971 Gaafar Nimeiry3,839,37498.6%Elected 19775,624,12899.1%Elected 198399.6%Elected
National Assembly elections Election LeaderSeats+/–PositionResult1978Gaafar NimeiryNew New1980 58 1st1981–82 194 1st
See also National Islamic Front National Congress Party Sudan People's Liberation Movement 1969 Sudanese coup d'état 1971 Sudanese coup d'état
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