 Following the failed coup Mahjub, other SCP leaders, and the dissident officers were executed, and the party organisation was harshly repressed.In 1985 Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab launched a coup d'état, overthrowing Nimeiry.In this new climate the SCP, now led by Muhammad Ibrahim Nugud, resumed its former activities and took part in the 1986 election, winning 3 seats, and returning Fatima Ahmed Ibrahim to the National Assembly.