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| VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > I. Africa, 1941–2000 > 2. Regions > b. Northeast Africa (Horn) > 5. Sudan > 1999 | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
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| International investigation revealed evidence that slavery was prevalent throughout Sudan. Arab raiders from northern Sudan had enslaved thousands of southern Sudanese, particularly the Dinka people. An international human and civil rights debate ensued following these discoveries. Most of the controversy surrounded the actions of several human rights organizations in rescuing enslaved Sudanese by buying them back from traders. Some argued that this indirectly encouraged the continuance of the slave trade, but with no political resolution in sight, many activists were left with few immediate alternatives. | 1 |
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| Pres. Bashir declared a state of emergency, protesting against Muslim military leader Hassan al-Turabi, head of the powerful National Islamic Front. Bashir dissolved Parliament and by Jan. 2000 had dismissed the entire government, replacing it with his own supporters. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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