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Sudan
Index
Since 1983, Sudan's relations with its other African
neighbors, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, and
Zaire, have been affected by the civil war in the south. These
five countries hosted thousands of Sudanese refugees who had fled
the fighting and provided various forms of assistance and/or
sanctuary to the SPLM and SPLA. As of mid-1991, most of the
border area with Central African Republic, Kenya, Uganda, and
Zaire was under SPLM control. The governments of Kenya and Uganda
openly supported the SPLM's humanitarian organizations and
facilitated the movement of international relief personnel and
supplies into southern Sudan. The SPLM's most important foreign
supporter, however, was the government of Colonel Mengistu Haile
Mariam in Ethiopia. The Mengistu regime had provided military
assistance, including facilities for training, to the SPLA and
extensive political backing to the SPLM. In retaliation, Khartoum
had allowed Ethiopian rebels to maintain facilities in Sudan, the
Eritrean People's Liberation Front at Port Sudan, and the Tigray
People's Liberation Front at Al Qadarif. As of mid-1991, it was
not clear how the overthrow of the Mengistu regime would affect
Ethiopia's relations with the SPLM and the Bashir government.
Data as of June 1991
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