|
|
This is only a preview of the paper
Click here to register and get the full text.
Existing members click here to login
|
|
|
Running head: SUDAN
The War in Southern Sudan
Margaret A. ...
Global Politics POL 411
Viktor Ivezaj
August 5, 2003
The War in Southern Sudan
Ruled jointly by the British and Egypt from 1899 to 1956, Sudan a parliamentary republic is the largest country in Africa consisting of almost one million miles in area. Since 1956, Sudan has been ruled by unstable and military governments and has been in the state of civil war with widespread human rights abuse.
Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study was to gain information regarding the civil unrest in Sudan, Africa. ...
Review of Literature
The country of Sudan is inhabited by two blocks of people: in the North are Arab-Muslims and in the South African-Christians and followers of African Traditional Religions (ATR’s). ... Each side of this conflict fights for particular ends, such as the lives of its people and their corporate identity and consciousness (Sudan: A Historical Perspective, n. ...
In the south, this civil war is being fought by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A). In the north, this civil war is being fought by the formal government of Sudan. ... In the north part of Sudan, being an Arab is an article of faith. ... This is an index of the distinctiveness and exclusiveness from the Africans in the south of Sudan (Yangkole, 2000).
To complicate the situation in Sudan, on December 19, 1955, the Parliament voted unanimously that Sudan should become a fully independent sovereign state. ... For the Northern Sudanese, British withdrawal meant assumption of political power and gaining sovereign status in the Sudan which, in their view, included the South as well. ... This government is now run unofficially by the National Islamic Front (NIF now re-formed as the only legal political party, the National Congress) (Background To The War In Sudan, n. ...
To follow a chronological sequence of events in regards to the military and political events in Sudan, refer to the timeline in Table 1 below.
Year Events
1956 Sudan becomes independent. ...
1962 Civil war begins in the south, lead by Anya Nya movement. ...
1978 Oil is discovered in Bentiu in southern Sudan.
1983 Civil war breaks out again in the south involving government forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), lead by John Garang. ...
1995 US Strike – Egyptian President Mubarak accuses Sudan of being involved in attempt to assassinate him in Addis Ababa.
Approximate Word count = 1958
Approximate Pages = 7.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
|
|
|
|
|
|