Sudan in crisis : the failure of democracy

pt. 1. The cycle of democratic and military rule. Map of Sudan ; The "revolution of national salvation" ; From promise to decline ; America and Sudan --pt. 2. The democracy of Sadiq al-Mahdi: internal politics and the economy. Sadiq assumes power ; The faltering economy -- part 3. America and Sudanese democracy. U.S. aims and U.S. aid ; A fresh start between the United States and Sadiq -- part 4. The civil war in southern Sudan. Origins of the conflict ; The war reignites in 1983 -- part 5. Sadiq and the war. Sadiq attempts to engage the rebels ; The army and democracy ; Sadiq resumes peace feelers ; War invades the north ; Negotiations for an ICRC airlift -- part 6. Paralysis of domestic politics and economic reform. Khartoum procrastinates on economic reform ; Musical-chairs coalition government -- part 7. The final agony of Sudanese democracy. A last, best chance for peace? ; Famine and U.S. politics ; The creeping coup ; Operation lifeline Sudan ; Sadiq's final round -- part 8. Sadiq's foreign policy. The peri