Republic of Sudan (1956–1969)
Republic of the Sudan | |||||||||||
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| 1956–1969 | |||||||||||
| Anthem: نحن جند الله، جند الوطن (Arabic) Naḥnu Jund Allah, Jund Al-waṭan (English: "We are the Soldiers of God, the Soldiers of the Nation") | |||||||||||
| Capital | Khartoum | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic English Regional languages | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam Christianity Animism | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Sudanese | ||||||||||
| Government | Parliamentary republic (1956–1958; 1964–1969) Military dictatorship (1958–1964) | ||||||||||
| President | |||||||||||
• 1956–1958 | Sovereignty Council | ||||||||||
• 1958–1964 | Ibrahim Abboud | ||||||||||
• 1964–1965 | Sovereignty Council | ||||||||||
• 1965–1969 | Ismail al-Azhari with Sovereignty Council | ||||||||||
| Prime minister | |||||||||||
• 1956 | Ismail al-Azhari | ||||||||||
• 1956–1958 | Abdallah Khalil | ||||||||||
• 1958–1964 | Ibrahim Abboud | ||||||||||
• 1964–1965 | Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa | ||||||||||
• 1965–1966 | Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub | ||||||||||
• 1966–1967 | Sadiq al-Mahdi | ||||||||||
• 1967–1969 | Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||||
| 1 January 1956 | |||||||||||
| 25 May 1969 | |||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 2,530,397 km2 (976,992 sq mi) (9th) | ||||||||||
| Currency | Sudanese pound | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Sudan South Sudan | ||||||||||
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The Republic of the Sudan was established as an independent sovereign state upon the termination of the condominium of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, over which sovereignty had been vested jointly in Egypt and the United Kingdom. On December 19, 1955, the Sudanese parliament, under Ismail al-Azhari's leadership, unanimously adopted a declaration of independence that became effective on January 1, 1956. During the early years of the Republic, despite political divisions, a parliamentary system was established with a five-member Supreme Commission as head of state. In 1958, after a military coup, General Ibrahim Abboud was installed as president. The Republic was disestablished when a coup led by Colonel Gaafar Nimeiry founded the Democratic Republic of Sudan in 1969.