Ibrahim Abboud

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El Ferik Ibrahim Abboud (26 October 1900 – 8 September 1983) (Arabic: إبراهيم عبود‎) was a Sudanese dictator, general, and political figure. Abboud, a career soldier, served in World War Two in Eritrea and Ethiopia. In 1949, Abboud became the deputy Commander in Chief of the Sudanese military. Upon independence, Abboud became the Commander in Chief of the Military of Sudan. He served as the head of state of Sudan between 1958 and 1964 and as president of Sudan in 1964; however, he soon resigned, ending Sudan's first period of military rule.^[1]

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v • d • e Heads of state of Sudan Sovereignty Council (1956-58) • Abboud† • Al-Khalifa* • Sovereignty Council (1964-65) • Sovereignty Council (June-July 1965) • al-Azhari • Nimeiry† • al-Dahab† • al-Mirghani • al-Bashir† * acting     † military

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Sudan al-Azhari • Khalil • Abboud† • Al-Khalifa • Mahgoub • al-Mahdi • Mahgoub • Awadalla • Nimeiry • Bakr • Nimeiry • Daf'allah • al-Mahdi • office abolished, 1989 † military

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