1976 Sudanese coup attempt: Difference between revisions

Despite Sharif Hussein al-Hindi's adherence to the principles of democracy, he was convinced that the use of armed forces to overthrow the Mayian regime was necessary. Sharif Hussein, who was head of the [[National Front (Sudan)|National Front]], decided to move the resistance camps from the Ethiopian border to Libya with the help of Colonel [[Muammar Gaddafi]] who felt that Gaafar al-Nimeiry had betrayed the [[Arab]] due to the signing of the 1972 [[Addis Ababa Agreement (1972)|Addis Ababa Agreement]] with South Sudan region, ending [[First Sudanese Civil War|the first Sudanese civil war]].<ref name="Burr and Collins 1113">Burr, J. Millard and Robert O. Collins, ''Darfur: The Long Road to Disaster'', Markus Wiener Publishers: Princeton, 2006, {{ISBN|1-55876-405-4}}, p. 111.</ref> HeNimeiry also promised to join the [[Federation of Arab Republics]] in 1971 but did not join until Libya abandoned the FAC in 1976. Gaddafi began establishing camps in [[Ma'tan as-Sarra]], [[Kufra District]], which is better than, considering crossing the desert directly to Omdurman.<ref name=":4" /> Gaddafi started stockpile weapons in the base.<ref name="Burr and Collins 137">Burr and Collins, 2006, p. 137.</ref>[[File:Nimeiry,_Nasser_and_Gaddafi,_1969.jpg|thumb|[[Jaafar Nimeiry|Nimeiry]], [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Nasser]] and [[Muammar Gaddafi|Gaddafi]] in Tripoli, shortly after Gaddafi’s [[1969 Libyan coup d'état|1969 coup d'état]]]]Sharif laid out his plan to invade [[Khartoum]], as when it is occupied, the regime would fall. Sharif Hussein supervised the establishment of training camps in Libya and sought the help of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].