The Sudanese National Party (SNP) was founded in 1985 and represents members of the Nuba tribe in the Nuba mountain area. The party was led by a former Anglican priest, Philip Abbas Ghaboush, who had been a member of Parliament before and during the Nemeiry regime (Day 522). After a meeting in May 1985, with the Chairman of the Transitional Military Council (TMC), Philip Abbas Ghaboush reportedly announced that the Nuba Mountain General Union had been "disbanded by the establishment of the Sudanese National Party" (BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 24 May 1985). On 13 September 1985, Philip Abbas Ghaboush reportedly stated that the SNP shared ideas and principles with the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and that both groups were "fighters in one bunker against dictatorship and oppression in the beloved country, Sudan" (BBC Summary of World broadcasts, 17 September 1985). Shortly after this statement, Philip Abbas Ghaboush was arrested from September 1985 to January 1986 for involvement in an alleged coup attempt against the Transitional Military Council (TMC).

For more information regarding the Sudan National Party (SPM), please consult the attachments from Response to Information Request No. 4706, available at the Toronto Regional IRBDC and excerpts from the following document:
Denying "The Honor of Living" Sudan: A Human Rights Disaster, An Africa Watch Report, Washington: Human Rights Watch, March 1990, pp. 32-35, 72-75.