Southern Sudan and Its Fight for Freedom
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The war in Sudan has worsened and continues to do so at an alarming rate. As we watch the news on our TV screens or simply read the newspapers as we have done for the past 22 years in Darfur, Eastern Sudan, we are increasingly aware of the genocides of the people in Southern Sudan and other marginalised areas.
Slavery and holy war have been declared against the south. Millions have been killed or displaced to different parts of the world. Others have suffered humiliation, living in the worst human conditions in shantytowns around Khartoum and other northern major cities.
From day to day we fear that many more are going to become victims in the air raids carried out by government warplanes or militants loyal to the government. Indeed, our country is being destroyed and torn apart by those in the north claiming to be Arabs, and their successive governments.
As mistreated and humiliated citizens, we have responded for many years with political dialogue in order to settle our differences. We have tried peaceful means but failed to attain our goals (self-determination). We have also acted militarily (wars) and paid a heavy price. It is now time to put an end to the suffering of our people once and for all, and this is what this book is about.
The aim of this book is to explain to the loyal citizens of Southern Sudan the importance of voting “yes” to the separation of the south in the referendum, and saying no to a unified Sudan an old objective that has been the desire of our people for centuries.
It also endeavours to dispel any misunderstandings about the unity of the south, which certain politicians and ordinary people in south have somewhat miscalculated.
Southerners, and the whole world, need to know and understand why voting in the referendum for the separation of Southern Sudan is so crucial.
To give an accurate answer to this question, one would need to review some historical events that have played a significant role in Sudanese problems today.
As some writers have already put it, many agreements and promises have been broken or dishonoured by successive governments in Khartoum. Millions of southerners have been killed and buried in mass graves, displaced or taken captive as slaves, not to mention endured many other kinds of human sufferings such as the elimination or assassination of southern leaders (politicians who did not agree with these regimes).
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Since Sudan gained its independence from the British on the 1st of January 1956, the northerners have dominated the political arena of the country and make Islam the only legal religion (law), ignoring all other religions such as Christianity and other local beliefs.
Since then, the war in Sudan has worsened and continues to do so at an alarming rate. Watching the news on our TVs and reading the newspapers for the past 22 years and even nowadays in Darfur, Eastern Sudan, we are increasingly made aware of the genocides of the people in Southern Sudan and other marginalised areas.
Slavery and holy war have been declared against the South. Millions have been killed or displaced throughout the world. Others have undergone humiliation, surviving in the worst human conditions in shantytowns around Khartoum and other northern major cities. No one can really predict the end of the suffering of people of Southern Sudan.
Now the choice is ours. Do we accept slavery or become free men? Vote for the independence of Southern Sudan in the referendum.
About the Author
My name is Santino Fardol, I was born in 1968 in Marialbai Aweil County in Southern Sudan. I began school in 1976 at Griniti Primary School, then attended Wau alif Scondray School. Due to the escalation of violence in Southern Sudan, I moved to Khartoum in 1986 to continue my studies; I studied at Maridi High School, and Berber School, where I sat for the final examinations and obtained a Sudan Certificate.
In January 1992, I was forced to leave Sudan, exiled to Romania. Because of my political views and beliefs regarding civil wars in Sudan, I was imprisoned with seven other colleagues from Southern Sudan by the Sudanese Embassy in Romania between 1993 and 1994. I was later acquitted in 2000, I graduated from the Academy of Economics Studies at Bucharest University.
Born during a troubling time in Sudan’s history, I was taught by my father to love country, Southern Sudan, and my people and do whatever I could to liberate my country. Since I was child, I have believed that Southern Sudan has nothing in common with its northern counterpart. My desire has been to separate my country and my people from north’s domination so that we southerners can live in absolute peace and freedom.