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White Flag League

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Active
  
1923–1924

Opponents
  
United Kingdom

White Flag League

Ideology
  
Egyptian-Sudanese Unity

Leaders
  
Ali Abdullatif Abdullah Khalil

The White Flag League (also known as the White Flag Association, White Flag Society, or the White Brigade Movement) was an organized nationalist resistance movement of Sudanese military officers, formed in 1923–24, which made a substantial early attempt toward Sudanese independence.

The League was founded by Lieutenant Ali Abdullatif and Abdullah Khalil . It advocated for "Unity of the Nile Valley," calling for Sudanese independence and unity with Egypt, and pledging allegiance to King Fuad.

First lieutenant Abdul Fadil Almaz led the group's insurrection of the military training academy, which ended in their defeat and the Almaz's death after the British army blew up the military hospital where he was garrisoned. It has been suggested that this defeat was partially the result of the Egyptian garrison in Khartoum North not supporting the insurrection with artillery as was previously promised.

References

White Flag League Wikipedia