1971 Sudanese coup d'état

1971 Sudanese coup d'état
Babiker Al Nour under arrest on 22 July, following the counter-coup by Nimeiry loyalists.
Date 19–22 July 1971 Location Khartoum, Sudan Result Coup attempt fails Nimeiry government restored Anti-communist purges by government forces Execution of rebelling officers Execution of several SCP leaders Consolidation of Nimeiry's control
Belligerents
Nimeiry led-government Loyalist military units Supported by: Libya  Egypt	Revolutionary Council Sudanese communists Rebel military units
Commanders and leaders
Gaafar Nimeiry Khalid Hassan Abbas Supported by: Muammar Gaddafi Anwar Sadat	Maj. Hashem al Atta Col. Babikir al-Nur Osman Maj. Farouk Hamadallah Col. Abdel Moneim Mohamed Ahmed Lt. Col. Osman Hussein Cpt. Muawaiya Abdul Hay Abdel Khaliq Mahjub Joseph Garang
Location within Sudan.

Coup attempt fails

Nimeiry led-government

Supported by:

Revolutionary Council

Gaafar Nimeiry
Khalid Hassan Abbas

Supported by:

Maj. Hashem al Atta
Col. Babikir al-Nur Osman
Maj. Farouk Hamadallah
Col. Abdel Moneim Mohamed Ahmed
Lt. Col. Osman Hussein
Cpt. Muawaiya Abdul Hay

The 1971 Sudanese coup d'état was a short-lived communist-backed coup, led by Major Hashem al Atta, against the government of President Gaafar Nimeiry. The coup took place on 19 July 1971, toppling the government of Sudan, but failed to garner support either domestically or internationally. After several days Nimeiry loyalist launched a counter-coup, freeing Nimeiry and toppling Atta's government.

Following the coup Nimeiry, pushed by Defense Minister Khalid Hassan Abbas, made moves to strengthen his rule, and by the end of the year ultimate authority had transferred from the multi-member Revolutionary Command Council to the Presidency, held by Nimeiry. Over the next several years, the remaining former members of the RCC would see their authority diminished, and by 1975 all but Abu al-Gasim Mohammed Ibrahim had been forced out of government.