Abdel Khaliq Mahjub
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Abdel Khaliq Mahjub (23 September 1927 – 28 July 1971) was a Sudanese politician.
Mahjub was born in Omdurman
. He was the Secretary General of the Sudanese Communist Party
till his death by execution in Khartum during the Gaafar Nimeiry
regime. Following his execution Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud
became the leader of the party.
Mahjub was born in Omdurman
Omdurman
Omdurman is the second largest city in Sudan and Khartoum State, lying on the western banks of the River Nile, opposite the capital, Khartoum. Omdurman has a population of 2,395,159 and is the national centre of commerce...
. He was the Secretary General of the Sudanese Communist Party
Sudanese Communist Party
The Sudanese Communist Party is a Communist political party in the Republic of Sudan. Founded in 1946, it was a major force in Sudanese politics until 1971, when military ruler Gaafar al-Nimeiry launched a wave of repression against the party after a failed coup implicated...
till his death by execution in Khartum during the Gaafar Nimeiry
Gaafar Nimeiry
Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry was the Nubian President of Sudan from 1969 to 1985...
regime. Following his execution Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud
Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud
Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud is a Sudanese politician. He is the current leader and Secretary General of the Sudanese Communist Party. He succeeded Abdel Khaliq Mahjub after the latter's execution in 1971.- References :...
became the leader of the party.
Writings
- New Horizons (1956)
- Defense before Military Courts (1966)
- Rectifying the Wrongs in Working amongst the Masses: Report Presented to the Central Committee of the Sudanese Communist Party (1963)
- Socialist Schools in Africa (1966)
- Marxism and the Quandaries of the Sudanese Revolution (1967)
- Marxism and Linguistics (n.d.)
- Literature in the Age of Science (1967)
- On the Program (1971)
Further reading
- Abusharaf, Rogaia Mustafa. (2009, Summer). Marx in the Vernacular: Abdel Khaliq Mahgoub and the Riddles of Localizing Leftist Politics in Sudanese Philosophies of Liberation. South Atlantic Quarterly, 108:3, 483–500.