Abdallah Khalil

Politician

1892 – 1970

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Who was Abdallah Khalil?

Sayed Abdallah Khalil was a prominent Sudanese politician and the former Prime Minister.

Khalil, a former army general, put together a Umma Party/Mahdist coalition on July 5, 1956 and became Prime Minister. He allied Sudan with the United States, sparking a tense standoff with Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser. On November 17, 1958, Khalil carried out a military coup against his own government, putting the government under the control of a military junta.

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Born
1892
Sudan
Ethnicity
  • Nubian people
Profession
Died
1970

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on July 23, 2013

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