New Sudan is a concept for restructuring the
Sudanese state, which was proposed by the
Sudan People's Liberation Army
The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), is the army of the South Sudan, Republic of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement against the government of Sudan in 198 ...
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Movement
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* Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece
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* "Movement" (short story), a short story by Nancy Fu ...
during the
Second Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originate ...
. The original SPLA/M Manifesto outlined 'New Sudan' as a proposed united and secular Sudanese state.
The vision of 'New Sudan' was developed by Dr.
John Garang
John Garang de Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) after the Second Sudanese Civil War, the comprehensive peace agreement ...
, who advocated the 'New Sudan' as a democratic and pluralistic state.
[Amir Ahmad Nasr. ]
Reviving the 'New Sudan' vision
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The 1994
National Convention of New Sudan The National Convention of New Sudan was an assembly organized by the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M) in Chukudum, Eastern Equatoria April 2-13, 1994.Yongo-Bure, Benaiah. Economic Development of Southern Sudan'. Lanham, Md. .a. ...
(organized by SPLA/M) redefined 'New Sudan' as a system of governance for the regions under SPLA/M control.
[Guarak, Mawut Achiecque Mach. ]
Integration and Fragmentation of the Sudan: An African Renaissance
'. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011. p. 383 After John Garang's death in 2005 and the independence of South Sudan in 2011, the New Sudan discourse became a less prominent feature in
Sudanese politics
Currently, the politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of a federal provisional government. Previously, a ''president'' was head of state, head of government, and