uing ▁peace , ▁the ▁new ▁government ▁pushed ▁for ▁am n esty , ▁and ▁would ▁declare ▁regional ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁Southern ▁Sud an ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁C oup ▁The ▁coup ▁began ▁early ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁May , ▁and ▁by ▁ 4 : 0 0 ▁am ▁the ▁key ▁install ations ▁in ▁the ▁Kh art ou m - B ah ri - O md ur man ▁area ▁had ▁been ▁occupied ▁and ▁leading ▁Sud an ese ▁Army ▁gener als ▁arrested . ▁At ▁ 7 : 0 0 ▁am , ▁Radio ▁O md ur man ▁broadcast ▁recorded ▁speech es ▁by ▁N ime iry ▁and ▁Bab iker ▁A wad alla , ▁setting ▁out ▁their ▁plans ▁for ▁government . ▁Radio ▁O md ur man ▁would ▁later ▁that ▁morning ▁also ▁broadcast ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁agreed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁between ▁A wad alla ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 ▁key ▁officers . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁r uling ▁Revolution ary ▁Command ▁Council ▁had ▁been ▁planned ▁in ▁advance , ▁during ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁the ▁Council ' s ▁membership ▁was ▁expanded . ▁Wh ilst ▁his ▁fellow ▁Free ▁Offic ers ▁were ▁visit ing ▁key ▁Army ▁units ▁and ▁Security ▁organis ations ▁to ▁ensure ▁their ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁regime , ▁N ime iry ▁met ▁with ▁two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Offic ers ▁who ▁had ▁voted ▁against ▁the ▁coup ▁at ▁the