bboud, the commander in chief of the armed forces. He dismissed parliament, suspended the constitution, declared martial law, and established a cabinet with himself as prime minister. Abboud was staunch in his position against the aspirations of the South for self-governance. He opted for a plan of attack against the
             South that involved subduing them militarily by any means necessary and by forcing the North's Islamic culture on the South. He intensified Arabization and Islamization, changed the Sabbath from Sunday to Friday and in 1964 forced all Christian missionaries out of Sudan along with many southern activists ("Sudan(country)" 2). Abboud's policies may seem extreme, yet they are the norm for a country that has always been torn apart by the divisions in the country and the misunderstandings that arise from these religious and cultural differences. In 1964 a bloodless coup ousted Abboud and installed a second democratic regime headed by Prime Minister Muhammed Ahmad Mahjub. Although this government was democratic
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