El-Gorashy

Who was El-Gorashy?

'El-Gorashy ' or Ahmed El-Gorashy Taaha Arabicاحمد القرشي طه, known also as El-shaheed El-Gorashy, born in El-Garrassa village close to El-Mannaqel town, Al Jazirah State of Sudan was a student in Khartoum University killed by police force in October 1964 at the time of a huge uprising which known by Thoraat October or October Revolution, which led to overthrown of the Ibrahim Abboud military regime.

El-Gorashy got his intermediate education in El-dlennj School in El-dlennj town located in Nuba Mountains region. In 1958 El-Gorashy joined El-Fashir Secondary School in El-fashir town. He joined Khartoum University in the early 1960s.

El-Gorashy was shot by police, during an invasion of student accommodation by police force. El-Gorashy his accommodation called El-Dander which changed to El-Gorashy after his death and till today. There was another student killed by police before El-Gorashy on 25 November 1964 the student name Babekir Hussan Abedel el- hafizArabic بابكر حسن عبد لحفيظ Baabekir originally from Omdurman lived in quarter called Wad Droo