Abdel Rahman Sule
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Abdel Rahman Sule was one of the founders of the Liberal Party
, officially registered as the "Southern Party" in 1953, the main party in Southern Sudan in the years immediately before and after independence in 1956.
Abdel Rahman Sule belonged to the Bari people
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He has been described as a farmer and as a trader.
Sule was the son of a village chief. Speaking of his childhood, he said: "The effendi who came around our village to kill elephants were Muslims. I used to see what these people were doing. That is how I became a Muslim. In 1927, I was caught with arms from Ethiopia. By then I was already a Muslim. But I was very aware of my African-ness. When I was a kid, if I was woken late in the morning by my father, he would say 'if it had been in the days of the Ansar
s you would have been taken'. My father always woke me up early so that in his words I am not taken by the Ansars".
Sule was in the forefront of pro-federalist politics in the 1940s and 1950s.
Sule, Stanislaus Paysama
and Buth Diu
founded the Southern Sudanese Political Movement in 1951, with the goals of achieving full independence for Sudan, with special treatment for southern Sudan.
The southerners were excluded from the Political Parties agreement with the British colonial authorities, but in 1953 registered the Southern Party, later renamed the Liberal Party.
The party was supported by almost all southern intellectuals and by the majority of southern people.
Although also open to northerners, none joined.
The new party was led by Benjamin Lwoki
and funded by Abdel Rahman Sule and Fahal Ukanda, both Muslims.
Sule was known as "The Patron" of the party.
Sule's Juba
branch of the Southern Party was particularly active in recruiting future southern politicians.
After the military crack-down in 1960, Sule went into exile and helped lead the south Sudan resistance movement from abroad.
Liberal Party (Sudan)
The Liberal Party, at first called the Southern Party and later the Southern Liberal Party, was formed in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan before the Sudan became independent in January 1956....
, officially registered as the "Southern Party" in 1953, the main party in Southern Sudan in the years immediately before and after independence in 1956.
Abdel Rahman Sule belonged to the Bari people
Bari people
The Bari ethnic groups in South Sudan occupy the Savanna lands of the White Nile Valley. They speak a language which is also called Bari. The name "Bari of the Nile Valley" would be fitting because the river Nile runs through the heart of the Bari land...
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He has been described as a farmer and as a trader.
Sule was the son of a village chief. Speaking of his childhood, he said: "The effendi who came around our village to kill elephants were Muslims. I used to see what these people were doing. That is how I became a Muslim. In 1927, I was caught with arms from Ethiopia. By then I was already a Muslim. But I was very aware of my African-ness. When I was a kid, if I was woken late in the morning by my father, he would say 'if it had been in the days of the Ansar
Ansar (Sudan)
The Ansar , or followers of the Mahdi, is a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan whose followers are disciples of Muhammad Ahmad , the self-proclaimed Mahdi....
s you would have been taken'. My father always woke me up early so that in his words I am not taken by the Ansars".
Sule was in the forefront of pro-federalist politics in the 1940s and 1950s.
Sule, Stanislaus Paysama
Stanislaus Paysama
Stanislaus Paysama was one of the founders of the Liberal Party in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan a few years before Sudan gained independence in 1956.-Early years:...
and Buth Diu
Buth Diu
Buth Diu was a politician who was one of the leaders of the Liberal Party in Sudan in the years before and after independence in 1956. His party represented the interests of the southerners....
founded the Southern Sudanese Political Movement in 1951, with the goals of achieving full independence for Sudan, with special treatment for southern Sudan.
The southerners were excluded from the Political Parties agreement with the British colonial authorities, but in 1953 registered the Southern Party, later renamed the Liberal Party.
The party was supported by almost all southern intellectuals and by the majority of southern people.
Although also open to northerners, none joined.
The new party was led by Benjamin Lwoki
Benjamin Lwoki
Benjamin Lwoki was a politician from South Sudan who was an early activist in the movement for autonomy or independence from Sudan.Benjamin Lwoki belonged to the Pojulu people, as did Aggrey Jaden....
and funded by Abdel Rahman Sule and Fahal Ukanda, both Muslims.
Sule was known as "The Patron" of the party.
Sule's Juba
Juba
- Locations :* Juba, the capital of South Sudan* Juba, Estonia, a village in Võru Parish, Võru County, Estonia- People :* Juba I of Numidia * Juba II of Numidia * Juba of Mauretania...
branch of the Southern Party was particularly active in recruiting future southern politicians.
After the military crack-down in 1960, Sule went into exile and helped lead the south Sudan resistance movement from abroad.