Sudanese Socialist Union

Sudanese Socialist Union
Leader	Gaafar Nimeiry
Founded	1971
Dissolved	1985
Headquarters	Khartoum, Sudan
Ideology	Arab nationalism, Arab socialism, Anti-communism
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The Sudanese Socialist Union (SSU) (Arabic: الاتحاد الاشتراكي السوداني Al-Ittihad Al-Ishtiraki Al-Sudaniy) was a political party in Sudan. The SSU was the country's sole legal party from 1971 until 1985, when the regime of President Gaafar Nimeiry was overthrown in a military coup.

Today the Sudanese Democratic Socialist Union, the successor party to the SSU, exists as a registered political party in Sudan. It is led by Professor Dr. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud, who was Sudan's first female Minister during the Presidency of Gaafar Nimeiry as well as a former member of the National Congress Party. Professor Dr. Fatima Abdel Mahmoud is the first woman to contest the Presidency in Sudan in the April 2010 general elections.

Political parties in Sudan

Parliament	National Congress (323) Democratic Unionist Party (25) Democratic Unionist Party (al-Digair) (15) Other minor parties (44)

Unrepresented	Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party Country of Sudan Organization of Sudan National Consensus Forces Popular Congress Party Umma Party Sudanese Communist Party National Islamic Front Liberal Democratic Party Liberal Democrats Sudanese Ba'ath Party Sudanese Socialist Democratic Union

Banned parties	Sudan People's Liberation Movement/North

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Sudanese Socialist Union

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