How Did Sudan Cause Conflict?
After the brutal conclusion to World War 2, many countries struggled to find peace, cooperation and stability. A good example of a country who has faced several conflicts since the end of World War 2 is Sudan. Until 1956, Sudan was under joint Egyptian and British rule. This meant that like other developing countries at that time,conflicts were sure to follow specifically those regarding religion. Ever since World War 2, Sudan has struggled to stay stable because of it’s religious conflicts.
Most of the conflict in Sudan was caused by the extensive but poor governing of Sudan by Egypt and Britain. Egypt and Britain ruled Sudan equally but often did not work together to govern. In the 1880’s, Egypt was a protectorate of Britain. After a Sudanese revolt in 1885, …show more content…
Britain has a lengthy history with ruling colonies so it is surprising that Britain lead Sudan so ineffectively. Egypt and Britain “split” Sudan (governing wise) so that northern Sudan which was predominantly Muslim and southern Sudan which was mostly Christian and animist were governed separately. Because Sudan was governed in this way from 1930-1953, the northern and southern Sudanese people had grown accustomed to being separate. When Sudan gained its independence, their new constitution did not clarify whether Sudan would be a Christian, Islamic or secular state. This issue was sure to cause conflict as issues about religion had caused in throughout history .Once, Sudan became free, civil war broke out surrounding having equal representation in government of both northern and southern Sudanese people. In 1955, the first civil war erupted because southern Sudan felt as though there wasn’t fair representation of their people (mainly black, christian people) in government even though they were promised regional autonomy.It was an extremely brutal war resulting in the death of 500,000 people. To make matters worse, a second civil war
Most of the conflict in Sudan was caused by the extensive but poor governing of Sudan by Egypt and Britain. Egypt and Britain ruled Sudan equally but often did not work together to govern. In the 1880’s, Egypt was a protectorate of Britain. After a Sudanese revolt in 1885, …show more content…
Britain has a lengthy history with ruling colonies so it is surprising that Britain lead Sudan so ineffectively. Egypt and Britain “split” Sudan (governing wise) so that northern Sudan which was predominantly Muslim and southern Sudan which was mostly Christian and animist were governed separately. Because Sudan was governed in this way from 1930-1953, the northern and southern Sudanese people had grown accustomed to being separate. When Sudan gained its independence, their new constitution did not clarify whether Sudan would be a Christian, Islamic or secular state. This issue was sure to cause conflict as issues about religion had caused in throughout history .Once, Sudan became free, civil war broke out surrounding having equal representation in government of both northern and southern Sudanese people. In 1955, the first civil war erupted because southern Sudan felt as though there wasn’t fair representation of their people (mainly black, christian people) in government even though they were promised regional autonomy.It was an extremely brutal war resulting in the death of 500,000 people. To make matters worse, a second civil war