South Sudan from unity with the north to independence

Abstract EN

South Sudan became an independent state on July 9, 2011, after a long struggle between the Arabized northern and southern Sudan.

The division or conflict between northern and southern Sudan was a colonial making.

The intention of colonial policy was to annex Southern Sudan to east Africa in order to establish a federal state of east African territories of Kenya, Uganda and Southern Sudan.

That policy was opposed by northern Sudan politicians, and at end resulted into union between the tow regions.

Bad policies of post-independence government led by northern politicians caused the split of Sudan into north and south Sudan, and it culminated to the separation of southern Sudan from Sudan to form its own entity, the Republic of South Sudan in 2011.

The objectives of the paper are: To examine the history of South Sudan; causes of political conflict between northern and southern Sudan before and after independence of Sudan; The road towards South Sudan independence.

Importance of the article: The article-paper will address and resolve many problems which based Sudan politically, economically, socially and culturally in Sudan before and after independence 1956.

Methodology of the article: The methodology of the article is based on historical.