1977-78 Attempts at National Reconciliation
01 January 1978 No comments
AFRICA
CONTEMPORARY
RECORD
Volume 10
1977-1978
Annual Survey and Documents
Sudan Chapter
Mohamed Beshir Hamid
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Sudan: Attempts at National Reconciliation
By no means uncharacteristically for the Sudan, 1977, produced a number of quite unexpected developments-notably the return of Said al·Sadiq al-Mahdi, the former Prime Minister and leader of the Ansari Muslims, from exile in London. Then, when everything seemed to be set fair for a return to national reconciliation and stability, a major political upset occurred in the elections in the Southern Sudan in February 1978, which brought the downfall of Abel Alier’s government there. While the new government is unlikely to change its relations towards the North, there were further’ unexpected developments in Khartoum. The early honeymoon with Sadiq had not gone as well as hoped, and he returned to London for a time in February 1979, but went back to Khartoum after a month. Read more
