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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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Sudan
Index
As Sudd, the world's largest swamp, found in south-central
Sudan along the White Nile River
Courtesy Robert O. Collins
The Azhari government temporarily halted progress toward
self-determination for Sudan, hoping to promote unity with Egypt.
Although his pro-Egyptian NUP had won a majority in the 1953
parliamentary elections, Azhari realized that popular opinion had
shifted against union with Egypt. As a result, Azhari, who had
been the major spokesman for the "unity of the Nile Valley,"
reversed the NUP's stand and supported Sudanese independence. On
December 19, 1955, the Sudanese parliament, under Azhari's
leadership, unanimously adopted a declaration of independence; on
January 1, 1956, Sudan became an independent republic. Azhari
called for the withdrawal of foreign troops and requested the
condominium powers to sponsor a plebiscite in advance of the
scheduled date.
Data as of June 1991
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