Sudan - 1959 Military Coup d'etat

Sudan is an Arab state in the Middle East and North Africa. In 1820, Sudan was to fall under the control of Egypt, who completed the conquest with the subjugation of the southern region of the country in 1839 and in 1861. In 1882 britannicche forces occupied Egypt and Sudan, formally to defend the authority of the Khedive, but in reality to control the two countries. In 1953 the protectorate regime was abolished, and independence from the United Kingdom, proclaimed by the Parliament in December 1955.

1959 Military Coup d'etat by General Ibrahim Abboud