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Sudan
THE MILITARY IN NATIONAL LIFE
The warrior tradition has played an important part in the history
of Sudanese society, and military involvement in government has
continued in modern Sudan. Although Sudan inherited a parliamentary
government structure from the British, the Sudanese people were
accustomed to a British colonial administration that was inherently
military in nature. British officers held high administrative
positions in both the provincial and central governments. At independence
Sudan faced difficult problems that few believed could be solved
by untested parliamentary rule in a country fragmented by competing
ethnic, religious, and regional interests. It seemed natural to
turn to a national institution like the army that could address
these problems through a system of centralized enforcement and
control.
Data as of June 1991
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