New Sudan

'New Sudan ( Arabic: السُّودَانُ الْجَدِيدُ, romanized: Āl-Südān(u) āl-Jadīd(u) ) is a abstract that descibes a conceptually restructured Sudanese state. This concept was proposed by the Sudan People's Libaration Movement and its constituent paramilitary forces during the Second Sudanese Civil War. The original SPLM Manifesto outlined 'New Sudan as a proposed united and secular Sudanese state.^[1] The vision of 'New Sudan' was developed by Dr. John Garang, who advocated the 'New Sudan' as a democratic and pluralistic state.^[2]^[3]

The 1994 National Convention of New Sudan (organized by SPLA/M) redefined 'New Sudan' as a system of governance for the regions under SPLM control.^[1] After John Garang's death in 2005 and the independence of South Sudan in 2011, and the resulting decreased ethnic plurality, the New Sudan discourse became a less prominent feature in Sudanese politics.^[2]

Reinterpretation by the SPLM-North

During the course of the still currently developing Third Sudanese Civil War, and as a result of its political divisiveness, the concept of New Sudan has become a substantial and significant element of the political philosophy of the SPLM-North, a reconstituted faction of the SPLM. The SPLM-North uses the term 'New Sudan' to describe the territory actively their control, which differs from its older usage as a conceptual aspiration for the Sudanese State.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Guarak, Mawut Achiecque Mach. Integration and Fragmentation of the Sudan: An African Renaissance. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011. p. 383
^ ^a ^b Amir Ahmad Nasr. Reviving the 'New Sudan' vision
^ Ufheil-Somers, Amanda (1999-09-24). "What's New in the New Sudan?". MERIP. Retrieved 2025-03-28.
^ Casey, Nicholas; Saman, Moises (2024-08-08). "Inside the Mountain Stronghold of an Elusive Rebel Movement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

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[i-1] Guarak, Mawut Achiecque Mach. Integration and Fragmentation of the Sudan: An African Renaissance. Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2011. p. 383

[k-2] Amir Ahmad Nasr. Reviving the 'New Sudan' vision

[3] Ufheil-Somers, Amanda (1999-09-24). "What's New in the New Sudan?". MERIP. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

[4] Casey, Nicholas; Saman, Moises (2024-08-08). "Inside the Mountain Stronghold of an Elusive Rebel Movement". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-28.

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