Conservative opposition to Nimeiry has coalesced in…
July 1976 CE
The National Front includes people from Sadiq's wing of Umma; the National Unionist Party; and the Islamic Charter Front, at this time the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Their activity crystallizes in a July 1976 Ansar-inspired coup attempt.
Government soldiers quickly restore order by killing more than seven hundred rebels in Khartoum and arresting scores of dissidents, including many prominent religious leaders.
