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WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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Sudan
Index
The warrior tradition has played an important part in the
history of Sudanese society, and military involvement in
government has continued in modern Sudan. Although Sudan
inherited a parliamentary government structure from the British,
the Sudanese people were accustomed to a British colonial
administration that was inherently military in nature. British
officers held high administrative positions in both the
provincial and central governments. At independence Sudan faced
difficult problems that few believed could be solved by untested
parliamentary rule in a country fragmented by competing ethnic,
religious, and regional interests. It seemed natural to turn to a
national institution like the army that could address these
problems through a system of centralized enforcement and control.
Data as of June 1991
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