Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur
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Andrew S. Natsios
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By Andrew S. Natsios For more than two centuries, Sudan has attracted an unusual level of attention beyond its own borders. This international interest converged in the last decade of the twentieth century and the first decade of the twenty-first century as four independent forces met. First, there is the rebellion in Darfur, which has generated greater international concern than any other recent humanitarian crisis. This long-neglected western region has been intermittently at war since the 1980s and claimed the lives of 300,000 Darfuris in its most recent phase. The rebellion beginning in 2002 led to an ongoing humanitarian emergency, costing Western governments
Posted on November 1, 2011
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Sudan: How much do you know?
2011 Place of the Year
Yesterday, we announced that South Sudan is the 2011 Place of the Year. How much do you know about Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur? Test your knowledge with this quiz by Andrew S. Natsios.
Posted on November 2, 2011
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What you need to know about Sudan: A slideshow
This week, we announced that South Sudan is the 2011 Place of the Year and quizzed you about how much you know. Now, we present a slideshow of photos provided courtesy of Lucian Perkins and the United States Holocaust Museum.
Posted on November 3, 2011
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Sudan: A personal note
2011 Place of the Year
By Andrew S. Natsios My first meeting with a Sudanese national was with Dr. John Garang, then commander of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA), founded to fight against the Sudanese state'located in the country's north, with its capital in Khartoum'and to advance the rights of the southern part of the country. It was June 1989. By this point, Garang and the SPLA had been in open war against the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, then led by Prime Minister Sadiq al-Mahdi, for six years.
Posted on November 4, 2011
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