Anour, a letter from SudanAnour, a letter from Sudan

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How & Why I came to Korea?

2003~present: Korea from different angles!

No.1 KOREA

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Illiteracy rate 0%

Life Span

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Sudan vs. South Korea

Sudan is 10 times the size of the United Kingdom, 4.5 times the size of France; it is the largest country in Africa!

But, Sudan….. While Sudan is list in the failed States, Corrupted states!So, To explain the present without past recognizing the past can distort the explanation (Rothe, J., 2000, p.XX).

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Massive Taharqa statue discovered deep in SudanKings 19:9 9Quote: Now Sennacherib received a report that Tirhakah, the Cushitea [a] king of Egypt , was marching out to fight against him. So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah with this word:

The Nile River

The White Nile coming from lake VICTORIA,UGANDA, joins the Blue Nile  which is coming from lake TANA, Ethiopia at Khartoum confluence. 

Modern History of Sudan at the Crossroads

Invasion and Canonicalization

Liberation and Quest for freedom

Internal and External disharmony

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1820 Sudan lost Independence Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

1821/22 - 1881/85

EGYPTIAN SUDANTHE EVE OF COLONIALISM1874-1882

NORTHERN SUDANEGYPTIAN 1832-1840

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Sudanese Mahdiyya StateMAHDIYYA1882 - 1898

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Sudan, 1899 – 1918

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Modern Sudan

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Anglo-Egyptian Condominium Rule (Sept. 2, 1898 – Jan. 1, 1956)

Governor’s flag

Joint UK flag

Jan 19, 1899 to Jan 1, 1956

Joint Egypt flag

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What Happened during this period?

1956-1970Nile-Desert-ForestCountry Deceleration Excluded some people!

1970-present

called the pan-Arab colors

1956 Sudan peaceful independence from British-Egypto

According to the 1956 census, conducted by the colonial regime, 69% of the population registered as “African” and 31% claimed to be “Arab” (Mabior, G., 1995, p.5).

War & Genocide!•The first genocide (Turk-Egypto) 1822

•The Second Genocide (British) 1898

• South Sudan 1983~2005

• Darfur 2003

Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group. WikiPedia.org

Proxy Wars!

South Sudan was closed by the British! 1955 – 1972 (South vs. Central Govt’ )

1983-2005Longest war in Africa !

Darfur(Western vs. Central Govt’)

2003-present

∙∙∙∙ War Stop ∙∙∙∙ War Start

Civil wars = LOST THE IDENTITYIdeology!

•2.5 million people have perished due to war and natural disasters

70% of the population has been displaced during the war

Women together with children account for over 80% of those displaced

Influx of refugees to other countries

Disintegration of the family unit (SRRA, 1996, p.23)

Different forms of violence against women intensively increased

Negative economic and social impactEducation and health services were early casualties of conflictDestruction of infrastructure

Military coup ! 3 times~ 43 years/54 years!Effects of the War on the civil society in the S. Sudan

People of Sudan

1953 2010

1953 2010

Korea Sae-Ma-Uel UndongDiligence, Self help, cooperation.A bottom-up approach to heal our nation after resolving the Identity conflict.

Sudan has: Great HistoryYoung PopulationNatural ResourcesFertile LandsNile River

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Resolving Identity through Education

• Investment in Education• Infra-structure• Agriculture-related Technology • Adapting Sae-Maul-Undong

movement (Sudanese version).

Closing Thoughts When you are in failure or decline situation, the other choice is to successes!

We’ve all the givens that supports our country’s development, but the will.And the will has strong relation with “who you are” and “what you want to do”!And that’s the Identity…we need to regain our Identity “Sudanese” and March!

If you want to go fast, go alone.If you want to go Far, Go together!