John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA
KN-C18983. Arrival Ceremonies for El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud, President of Sudan
El-Ferik Ibrahim Abboud
Prime Minister of Sudan, 1958-1964, Sudanese 1900-1983
Place of DeathKhartoum, Sudan, Africa
Place of BirthSuakin, Sudan, Africa
On November 18, 1958 in a military coup El-Ferik Abboud overthrew the civilian government of Abd Allah Khalil, and he installed a military government, with himself as presiding officer. The constitution was abrogated and opposition parties banned. He charted a course of neutrality in foreign affairs, of agricultural diversification and of industrialization. The failure of his economic program, however, coupled with his policy of "Islamization" of the non-muslim South, created near civil war and led to his resignation (1964) and the restoration of civilian government, which was handed over to Sir Al-Khatim Khalifah