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| Republic of South Sudan Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän | |
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| Capital and largest city | Juba |
| Official languages | English |
| Government | Federal provisional government |
• President | Salva Kiir Mayardit |
| Area | |
• Total | 644,329 km² |
| Population | |
• 2022 estimate | 11,544,905 |
South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa bordered by Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic.
History[edit | edit source]
Author Tareq Y. Ismael notes that southern Sudan's "disenchantment" with the north has roots that go back to the slave trade, with disruption to southern societies due to slave raids coming from northern Sudan. Ismael adds that British colonial policy in Sudan "seriously aggravated the problem." In the period of British colonial rule in Sudan, the British "Southern Policy" promoted a cultural division and economic gap between north and south Sudan, intensifying pre-existing differences between north and south, and exacerbating southern economic underdevelopment through deliberate policies aimed toward splitting the country between north and south. The British engaged in relocating many southern peoples, restricting trade and movement between northern and southern peoples, allowing Christian missionaries to operate (especially in education), pushing people to abandon Arab names and customs, and assimilating south Sudan into other territories in central Africa. The British did not promote economic development in the south, widening the pre-existing economic gap with the north, where, in contrast, railway expansion drove rapid economic growth.[1]6-8
The United States and "Israel" supported South Sudan's secession from Sudan in order to exploit the region's oil resources, to keep it out of the hands of Sudan's government which was pro-China and to spread chaos in the Muslim and Arab world.[2][3]
South Sudan formally split from Sudan on July 9, 2011, following a referendum that grew out of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), the guerrilla force that fought Sudan for decades and became the ruling party of the new state, was built up for years as a U.S. proxy, including through arms and logistics funneled via Uganda.[4]
Israeli intelligence also played a role in South Sudan's creation, delivering mercenaries to fight the Khartoum government. The government of South Sudan, led by Salva Kiir, chose "Israel" for one of Kiir's first official visits as president in December 2011, and in July 2012 signed over water rights and infrastructure development concessions to "Israel" in what was described as payback for years of covert Israeli backing of the SPLA's war.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Tareq Y. Ismael (2013). The Sudanese Communist Party: Ideology and party politics. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-203-12208-2
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2023-01-06). "The Trillion Dollar Silencer" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-01-06. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ↑ "South Sudan: When the Empire is Your Liberator, You're Not Really Independent" (2014-01-15). Black Agenda Report.
- ↑ Julian Cola. "Western Media Distorts Conflict in Sudan, Underplaying U.S. Interests that have Driven its Past Interference in the Country" CovertAction Magazine.
- ↑ Jeremy Kuzmarov (2025-02-03). "Keith Harmon Snow Was a Courageous Investigative Journalist Who Exposed Lies Regarding the Rwandan Genocide" CovertAction Magazine.