1977 Sudan Juba coup attempt

1977 Sudan Juba coup d'état attempt the Sudanese Civil Wars and the Arab–Israeli conflict 2 February 1977 Juba, Southern Sudan Autonomous Region, Sudan 4.85 31.6 type:event inline Sudan (2005-2011) Location within Sudan. *Coup attempt fails Sudan 1969 Sudan Flag of the Anyanya.svg Ex-Anyanya Members Supported by: IsraelBergman Ronen 2015-06-21 The officer who saw behind the top-secret curtain https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4671127,00.html 2023-09-18 Ynetnews enיעקב נצחיה לוקש אלכסנדרה 2020-10-26 לקראת נרמול היחסים: "טרזן" הישראלי בעורף האויב הסודני he Ynet https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/SyuIyLEdv 2023-09-18 Sudan 1969 Gaafar NimeiryPresident of Sudan Joseph OduhoBenjamin AkokMalath Joseph A failed coup d'état attempt took place in Sudan on 2 February 1977. It was led by 12 Air Force members who had previously been members of Anyanya. The exact specifications of the coup attempt vary, although tend to focus on a failed attempt by the group to take the Juba airport.Johnson Douglas Hamilton The Root Causes of Sudan's Civil Wars: Peace Or Truce https://books.google.com/books?id=sKW87vlxp3IC&q=1977+Sudan+Juba+coup&pg=PA195 Boydell & Brewer Ltd 2011 9781847010292 The coup's political leadership, consisting of High Executive Council members Joseph Oduho, Benjamin Akok, and Malath Joseph, had been previously arrested, and some sources suggest the group attempted to storm Juba prison, to release the group's arrested leadership.Kuyok Kuyok Abol South Sudan: The Notable Firsts https://books.google.com/books?id=622LCgAAQBAJ&q=1977+Sudan+Juba+coup&pg=PT382 AuthorHouse 2015 9781504943468 Harold Bowman, a 30 year old pilot with Africa Inland Mission was killed while driving passengers to the Juba airport during the shooting.http://nyack.edu/popup/Ath.Fame.php?fame_id=2 Archived copy 2017-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20170202015701/http://nyack.edu/popup/Ath.Fame.php?fame_id=2 2017-02-02 dead http://www.nyack.edu/athletics/archive.php?info=bowman Nyack Warriors - About Nyack College Athletics 2017-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20170102082645/http://www.nyack.edu/athletics/archive.php?info=bowman 2017-01-02 dead References Coup d'etat Category:1970s coups d'état Category:Attempted coups d'état in Sudan Category:February 1977 in Africa