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Babiker Awadalla ( ar, بابكر عوض الله; 2 March 1917 – 17 January 2019) was a Sudanese Arab nationalist politician who was Prime Minister of Sudan from 25 May 1969 to 27 October 1969.
Awadalla was part of the coup of May 1969 that started Gaafar Nimeiry's presidency.
In Gaafar Nimeiry's military cabinet, Awadalla was the only civilian member on the National Revolutionary Command Council. Awadalla was selected as both Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on 25 May 1969. His position as Prime Minister ended on 27 October 1969 and he kept his position as Foreign Minister of Sudan until 1971. After finishing his previous positions, Awadalla held the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister in 1971.
Next he was Vice President of Sudan from 1972 to 1973.
Early life and education
Awadalla was born in theWhite Nile State
White Nile State ( ') is one of the 18 wilayat or states of Sudan. It has an area of 39,701 km2 and an estimated population of approximately 2,493,880 people (2018 est). Since 1994 Rabak is the capital of the state; other important cities inc ...
on 2 March 1917. In 1940, he graduated from the Gordon Memorial College
Gordon Memorial College was an educational institution in Sudan. It was built between 1899 and 1902 as part of Lord Kitchener's wide-ranging educational reforms.
Named for General 'Chinese' Charles George Gordon of the British army, who was kill ...
law school.
Career
Awadalla held the position of Speaker of the lower house of the Sudanese legislature from 1954 to 1957. In 1964, he provided the drive to start the October Revolution by siding against the military in charge of Sudan. After the revolution, he became Sudan's Chief Justice in 1964. In 1967, Awadalla resigned from his position as Chief Justice in protest of the government's refusal to reinstate the Sudanese Communist Party, which the nation's courts had held to be unconstitutionally banned from parliament.Cabinet
Awadalla was part of the coup of May 1969 that started Gaafar Nimeiry's presidency.
In Gaafar Nimeiry's military cabinet, Awadalla was the only civilian member on the National Revolutionary Command Council. Awadalla was selected as both Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on 25 May 1969. His position as Prime Minister ended on 27 October 1969 and he kept his position as Foreign Minister of Sudan until 1971. After finishing his previous positions, Awadalla held the positions of Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister in 1971.
Next he was Vice President of Sudan from 1972 to 1973.
United Nations
During a General Assembly meeting on 23 September 1969, Awadalla warned that the United States's decision of supporting Israel during the Arab-Israel conflict could provoke the use of nuclear weapons in the Middle East.Later life and death
After 1972 Awadalla moved to Egypt, and later Dublin, Ireland, where he was reported to be living in May 2017. Awadalla died on 17 January 2019, at the age of 101 of natural causes.References
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