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Sudan, Civil War and Terrorism, 1956-99

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Independence

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 1-14

  3. The rejected south

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 15-26

  4. Southern Politics

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 27-35

  5. The Anya-Nya

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 36-50

  6. Numeiry to Power

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 51-67

  7. Lagu Unites the South

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 68-81

  8. Autonomy and Consolidation

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 82-94

  9. Terrorism and Treachery

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 95-108

  10. Fluctuating Friendships

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 109-124

  11. The Sharia Law Experience

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 125-139

  12. The Transitional Military Council

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 140-155

  13. Premier Sadik Mahdi

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 156-166

  14. The Bashir Regime

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 167-180

  15. Negotiation and Hesitation

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 181-195

  16. Stalemate

    • Edgar O’Ballance
    Pages 196-202

  17. At the Crossroads

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    Pages 203-208

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 209-220
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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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'...should be on the bookshelf of anyone who follows the sad events in this ill-fated country.' - Thomas P. Ofcansky, The Journal of Conflict Studies

About the author

EDGAR O'BALLANCE served in the British and Indian armies during the Second World War, reaching the rank of Colonel. He worked as a journalist for a US Wire Agency from 1948 to 1962, and since has been a freelance journalist. He has covered over twenty wars and insurgencies and written extensively on international relations, defence and strategic problems. He is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and is a former Chairman of the London-based Military Commentators' Circle.

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