The Government They Deserve: The Role of the Elite in Sudan’s Political Evolution (Routledge Revivals)

Thirty-three years after independence, Sudan faced the gravest crises in its history, one which threatened the very existence of the nation.The first sub-Saharan country to attain independence from colonial rule, Sudan dreamed of becoming a central figure on the African political scene but instead descended into a state of political crisis which exacted an appalling toll in human and financial terms. In The Government They Deserve (originally published in 1990), Dr Khalid identifies a small but politically influential group in Sudan that determines policies and makes or breaks governments.It is the monopoly on power which this elite group has wielded for more than three decades that is largely responsible for the country’s problems of the time.In this timely and important study, Dr Khalid traces the evolution of modern Sudanese politics, examines Sudan’s first multi-party government and the period of military rule and analyzes the era of revolutions and its effect on domestic and forei