Homework #3

1. Who is John Garang de Mabior?

He was a government army officer sent to quell a mutiny. He was one amoung 500 troops who was disobeing the orders to be shipped north. He was the first one to wirte the story of the Sudan People's Liberation Army. He also encouraged the mutinies in other garrisons. He also was at the head of the reballion against the Khartoum government.

2. Who are the Dinka people of Sudan?

The Dinka people of sudan was divided into 5 distinctive groups.The Dinka people make up a majority of the rebel army, and John Garang, the rebel leader, is a Dinka. Also the Dinka people is rejected because their religion is Christianity.But many has been claimed to be Christians some will not be knowned as a Muslim.

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3. What is the SPLM/A?

SPLM is known as the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement. The SPLM was involved in the civil war five Years after oil was found in southern sudan in 1978. The SPLA was discovered in 1983 when Lieutenant Colonel John Garang was sent to control 500 southern troops who were disobeying orders to be shiped north.

4. Describe the incidents, events, and developments of the genocide in Sudan?

The incidents that happened in the sudan genocide in 1985 the civil war breaks out between north and south countries. the events that happened was that 200 people was dying and president bush tried to sign a peace offering. The developments that started the war was when the african found oil and the muslims got jealous so they started to fight. 

5.Pan-Afrikanism is the unity of different people and different Afrikan nations. How would this type of unity benefit sudan?

How this could benefit sudan is because the sudan people are fighting amoung there self to much and if they become one nation and not fight against each other and help each other then millions of them wouldn't be dying. So that is what I think how it would benefit the people in  sudan. The reason why i said that  is because if people see us fighting amoung our self then other people would fight us .