On 5 September 1975, Rebel army officers attempted to overthrow the government of President Gaafar al-Nimeiry. The coup attempt involved the seizing of the state radio station in Omdurman, across the Nile from Khartoum, and fighting around the army headquarters and the presidential palace in Khartoum. However, the coup was quickly crushed within hours by loyalist troops.[1]
Vice President Mohamed al-Baghir Ahmed announced that the leader of the coup attempt was identified as Lieut. Col. Hassan Hussein Osman, who was initially reported to have been "silenced forever" but later corrected to being wounded and receiving treatment at a military hospital in Omdurman.[1]
The coup attempt was the second such attempt against President Gaafar al-Nimeiry since he took power in 1969, with a previous coup attempt being staged in July 1971 by leftist officers and also suppressed.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sudan Rebels Stage Coup But Loyal Troops Crush It" (in en-US). The New York Times. 1975-09-06. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/1975/09/06/archives/sudan-rebels-stage-coup-but-loyal-troops-crush-it.html.
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