New Sudan
New Sudan (Arabic: السُّودَانُ الْجَدِيدُ, romanized: Āl-Südān(u) āl-Jadīd(u)) is a concept proposed by the Sudan People's Libaration Movement and its constituent paramilitary forces during the Second Sudanese Civil War. The original SPLM Manifesto outlined New Sudan as a proposed united and secular Sudanese state.[1] The vision of 'New Sudan' was developed by John Garang, who advocated the 'New Sudan' as a democratic and pluralistic state.[2][3]
The 1994 National Convention of New Sudan (organized by SPLA/M) redefined 'New Sudan' as a system of governance for the regions under SPLM control.[1] After John Garang's death in 2005 and the independence of South Sudan in 2011, and the resulting decreased ethnic plurality, the New Sudan discourse became a less prominent feature in Sudanese politics.[2]
Reinterpretation by the SPLM-North
[edit]During the course of the ongoing Sudanese civil war, and as a result of its political divisiveness, the concept of New Sudan has become a substantial and significant element of the political philosophy of the SPLM-North, a reconstituted faction of the SPLM. The SPLM-North uses 'New Sudan' to describe the territory actively under their control, which differs from its older usage as a conceptual aspiration for the Sudanese state.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Guarak, Mawut Achiecque Mach. Integration and Fragmentation of the Sudan: An African Renaissance. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011. p. 383
- ^ a b Amir Ahmad Nasr. Reviving the 'New Sudan' vision
- ^ Ufheil-Somers, Amanda (1999-09-24). "What's New in the New Sudan?". MERIP. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
- ^ Casey, Nicholas; Saman, Moises (2024-08-08). "Inside the Mountain Stronghold of an Elusive Rebel Movement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
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