The Democratic Unionist Party and its position on political developments in Sudan 1944 – 1999

Abstract

The Democratic Unionist Party is considered one of the most important political parties that had a role in all the successive regimes that ruled Sudan, whether they were civilian or military. As a result of the failure of the partisan experience within Sudanese society, and the loss of its credibility by the people, these parties gradually held their position. The inability of these parties to manage the country’s affairs and their neglect of the economic and social benefits, had an impact on the country’s exposure to three military coups, the last of which was the coup of June 30, 1989 headed by Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir. As a result of the political parties losing their authoritarian positions, most parties have turned into The opposition, including the Democratic Unionist Party, and due to the importance of the role that the party led in its opposition to the military governments, the study was devoted to identifying the most important political positions shown by the party towards all the military regimes that followed the rule of Sudan.