Sudan’s journey from independence to revolution

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Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2023

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

A military coup in 1989 brought Omar al-Bashir to power, until being overthrown by the military in the face of mass protests in 2019. During this time, war has raged in Darfur, South Sudan has gained independence and the Sudanese people demanded a return to civil government. BBC journalist Mohanad Hashim grew up in Khartoum and has reported extensively on the Middle East and Africa. He speaks to Claire Graham about Sudan’s journey from independence to revolution.

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0:31.8	This is where we press polls on the busy 24-hour news cycle and dig a bit deeper
0:37.8	behind the headlines.
0:39.8	Today the West Bank's nightmare started coming true.
0:43.8	Protest is trying to bricks in there, using bamboo poles to smash vehicles.
0:48.8	It's a city where mothers carry guns along with their groceries.
0:52.8	The spaces that people can run to for safety are shrinking every day here.
0:59.8	I'm Claire Graham and with the help of my BBC colleagues around the world I'll be
1:04.8	trying to get a better understanding of the stories that matter to all of us.
1:09.8	Today, Siddhan and the journey from independence to revolution.
1:14.8	The 1980s were an especially turbulent time in the history of Siddhan.
1:22.8	In 1983 President Jafar Namaari declared Siddhan and Islamic state under
1:29.8	Sharia law, including the non-Islamic majority southern part of the country.
1:34.8	A civil war broke out between Siddhan's central government and the Siddhan
1:39.8	people's liberation army in the south.
1:42.8	And then in June 1989, after years of fighting and crippling famine that ravaged the region,
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