Throughout the 1990s and into the twenty-first century, the Sudanese intellectual Hasan al-Turabi dominated not just domestic policy, during which time Sudan was transformed into an Islamic nation, but also foreign policy, including Sudanese support for terrorist movements; Sudan's involvement in Somalia; its support for insurgencies in Bosnia and Yemen; and its becoming a haven for notorious individuals, such as Osama bin Laden and Carlos 'the Jackal'. In a power struggle, President al-Bashir and the military reassumed control over the political life of Sudan in 2003 and put al-Turabi, a former ally, under arrest. In summer 2009, al-Turabi was released from imprisonment but is too old to regain power.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: J. Millard Burr, Robert O. Collins
EAN: 9781558765108
COUNTRY: United States
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PUBLISHED BY: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 2009-11-05
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GENRE: HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt
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Sudan, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Political structure and processes, African history
J. MILLARD BURR is a former relief coordinator for Operation Lifeline Sudan, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the coauthor with Robert O. Collins of several books, including ""Darfur: The Long Road to Disaster."" The late ROBERT O. COLLINS was professor of history, emeritus, at the University of California at Santa Barbara and the author or editor of over twenty books on African history, including ""Africa: A Short History.
