Sudan - Past and Present

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This paper explores the ancient history of the region and how the borders of the country of Sudan evolved. The country's current socio-political and economic situation is analyzed. It looks at the ruling regime in Sudan and how it came to power and then examines how this regime effects the country's weak economy. The social and religious concerns are also examined from a human rights point of view.

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"Man has lived in the Sudan for at least nine million years and the valley of the Nile that wanders more than 4,000 miles from the lakes of Central Africa to the Mediterranean may be the cradle of civilization rather than the Euphrates. Almost four centuries before Christ the Ox-driven water wheel which still plays a vital role in the country's economy, was introduced to the
Sudan. At the same time came camels, brought with them by the Persians when Cambyses invaded Egypt in 525 BC. It is Africa's largest country with a wide diversity of ethnic and religious groups. Originally populated by peoples of African origin, it was gradually taken over by Arab traders from Egypt. They gave the country its name, Sudan, and brought in the - today - dominant religion, Islam. Later Sudan was part of the British Empire, administered by Egypt under the "Condominium" agreement until 1955."

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