Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 32

8-August-2005

SPLM Moves To Fill Vacuum As Death Of Garang Threatens Sudans Fragile Peace

The Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) moved quickly to replace its leader John Garang who was killed in a helicopter crash on 30 July, seeking to limit the potential damage to Sudans peace process. Nevertheless, the loss of a strong figure who unified the fractious southern groups and represented the SPLM throughout its conflict with the government in...