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Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were roo... [read more]
Military regimes favoring Islamic-oriented governments have dominated national politics since independence from the UK in 1956. Sudan was embroiled in two prolonged civil wars during most of the remainder of the 20th century. These conflicts were roo... [read more] Blog: The War Train
Date: February 23rd 2008
General Gordon (who was defeated and killed in the Mahdist Siege of Khartoum, 1885).
Sudan gets a lot of bad press, with good reason. But I found the people to be the friendliest and most hospitable I've met anywhere in the world. There were numerous incidents during m ... read more
Date: February 23rd 2008
"I would sooner live like a Dervish with the Mahdi than go out to dinner every night in London"
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