Sudanese opposition elements remain powerful despite the…
December 1959 CE
In 1959 dissident military officers have mad three attempts to displace Abboud with a "popular government."
Although the courts had sentenced the leaders of these attempted coups to life imprisonment, discontent in the military continued to hamper the government's performance.
In particular, the Sudanese Communist Party (SCP) has gained a reputation as an effective anti-government organization.
To compound its problems, the Abboud regime lacks dynamism and the ability to stabilize the country.
Its failure to place capable civilian advisers in positions of authority, or to launch a credible economic and social development program, and gain the army's support, has created an atmosphere that encourages political turbulence.
