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SUDAN A LAND OF BROKEN DREAMS

SUDAN A LAND OF BROKEN DREAMS. BY Mical Asmerom Naima Ahmad Hassan. Sudans Location. Sudans Brief History. Sudan is the largest country in Africa Egypt was colonial master of Sudan for long time

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SUDAN A LAND OF BROKEN DREAMS

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  1. SUDAN A LAND OF BROKEN DREAMS BY Mical Asmerom Naima Ahmad Hassan

  2. Sudans Location

  3. Sudans Brief History • Sudan is the largest country in Africa • Egypt was colonial master of Sudan for long time • After Suez Canal Project British sent govenor to control their new territory of Egyptian Sudan. • After long hostility between egypt and Britain they finaly agreed to divide Sudan • North was controlled by Egyptian and South by Britain. • On february 2 ,1953 Sudan got it is independence and Ismail Al azhari became new prime minister

  4. Civil war • Sudan suffered seventeen years of civil war during the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972) • This led to the Second Sudanese Civil War in 1983. Because of continuing political and military struggles, Sudan was seized in a bloodless coup by colonel Omar al-Bashir in 1989, who thereafter proclaimed himself President of Sudan

  5. Darfur War • The Darfur Conflict was a guerrilla conflict or civil war centered on the Darfur region of Sudan. • It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) groups in Darfur took up arms, accusing the Sudanese government of oppressing non-Arab Sudanese in favor of Sudanese Arabs. It is also known as the Darfur Genocide • It involved the central government ,Janjaweed, SLM/A and the JEM • There are nearly a hundred thousand casualties • The Sudanese government and the JEM signed a ceasefire agreement in February 2010, with a tentative agreement to pursue further peace

  6. south Sudan referendum • A referendum took place in Southern Sudan from 9 to 15 January 2011, on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent. • The referendum was one of the consequences of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement • On 7 February 2011, the referendum commission published the final results, with 98.83% voting in favour of independence

  7. NEW BORN COUNTRY • After refendum south Sudan was formed and Salva Bakiira was elected as new president • After a short period south Sudan is in war with it Self • The Hope and expection of the people vanished • Corruption became endemic • Tribal rebellion started

  8. Abyei Conflict • This is Oil rich region • Ngok dinka are the tribe who live there • Misseriya nomadic tribe pass by in search for pasture • North claims that missery people have right to graze their animal there and south claims only Ngok dinka are the owners of that land

  9. Effects Of The War • More than 500,000 deaths due to starvation in Darfur • Many in great risk of diseases , malnutrion • Nearly 2.1 people left homeless

  10. Current issues • Israel bombed army factory in sudan accusing sudan of making nuclear weapon for Iran • South and North both acussing each other of using proxies • China as main oil invester in sudan hoped to play major rule in solving dispute in Abyei region • Coup attempt early in november

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