Sudan, Civil War and Terrorism, 1956-99

O'Ballance, E.

Sudan, the largest country in Africa, became independent in 1956, to find it had a foot in both the Arab Muslim and the Black African camps. Almost immediately a sixteen year civil war began, ending with autonomy for the South, which devolved into chaos. A second southern revolution broke out in 1983 when the government introduced the Sharia law, which is still in progress, the impasse halted only by an uneasy cease-fire. Central governments have been mainly military dictatorships, plagued by plots, quarrels with adjacent countries, and involvement in international terrorism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2000-08-23

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780333801475

DOI: 10.1057/9780230597327

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 220