Babiker Awadalla (Arabic: بابكر عوض الله; 2 March 1917 – 17 January 2019) was a Sudanese politician and Arab nationalist figure who was Prime Minister of Sudan from 25 May 1969 to 27 October 1969.
Babiker Awadalla | |
|---|---|
بابكر عوض الله | |
 Awadalla in the 1960s | |
| 7th Prime Minister of Sudan | |
| In office 25 May 1969 – 27 October 1969 | |
| President | Gaafar Nimeiry |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub |
| Succeeded by | Gaafar Nimeiry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1917 Gitena, White Nile, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan |
| Died | 17 January 2019 (aged 101) Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
Early life and education
editAwadalla was born in the White Nile State on 2 March 1917.[1] In 1940, he graduated from the Gordon Memorial College law school.[2]
Career
editAwadalla held the position of Speaker of the lower house of the Sudanese legislature from 1954 to 1957.[3][4] In 1964, he provided the drive to start the October Revolution by siding against the military in charge of Sudan.[5] After the revolution, he became Sudan's Chief Justice in 1964.[4] 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.[6]
Cabinet
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Awadalla was part of the coup of May 1969 that started Gaafar Nimeiry's presidency.[7]
In Gaafar Nimeiry's military cabinet, Awadalla was the only civilian member on the National Revolutionary Command Council.[7] 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.[1]
United Nations
editDuring 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.[8]
Later life and death
editAfter 1972 Awadalla moved to Egypt, and later Dublin, Ireland, where he was reported to be living in May 2017 and became a centenarian in the same year.[9] Awadalla died on 17 January 2019, at the age of 101 of natural causes.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b Lentz, Harry M. (2013). Heads of States and Governments. Routledge. pp. 712–713. ISBN 978-1884964442. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Massoud, Mark Fathi (2013). Law's Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan. Cambridge University Press. pp. 73–74. ISBN 9781107026070. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b Kramer, Robert S.; Lobban Jr., Richard A.; Fluehr-Lobban, Carolyn (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Sudan (4th ed.). Scarecrow Press. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780810861800. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ Gretton, George (August 1968). "The Law and the Constitution in the Sudan". The World Today. 24 (8): 314–323. JSTOR 40394155.
- ^ Halliday, Terence C.; Karpik, Lucien; Feeley, Malcolm M., eds. (2012). Fates of Political Liberalism in the British Post-Colony: The Politics of the Legal Complex. Cambridge University Press. p. 201. ISBN 9781107012783. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Sudanese Ousted". The Kansas City Times. 30 May 1972. p. 10. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Besser, Milton (24 September 1969). "Egypt, Sudan Charge U.S. Blocking Peace". The San Bernardino County Sun. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "الأحداث نيوز » مصطفى عبد العزيز البطل يكتب.. في سيرة بابكر عوض الله (1-2)". alahdathnews.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "مولانا بابكر عوض الله رئيس السلطات الثلاثة في ذمة الله بايرلندا .. كتب: صلاح الباشا". www.sudanile.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03.
- ^ "رئاسة الجمهورية تحتسب عند الله تعالى مولانا بابكر عوض الله - النيلين". 18 January 2019.
