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August 01, 2005
Why Did John Garang's Death Cause Riots, Loss of Life in Sudan?
Why did the death of Dr. John Garang lead to rioting and the deaths of 36 people in Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, on August 1, 2005?
The Ugandan Government said poor weather caused the July 30, 2005 helicopter crash that Sudanese President Omar el-Bashir said "resulted in the death of John Garang and six people accompanying him as well as seven members of the crew" of the Ugandan MI-172, Russian-built, executive helicopter returning him to his New Site base in Southern Sudan.
He had been in Uganda for talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and US and European diplomats about the progress in implementing the January 9 peace deal to end the long-running war between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army and the Sudanese Government, according to Agence France Presse (AFP).
Could it be that some of Mr. Garang's followers thought the crash was caused by "sabotage or terrorism?" Was it?
It's too early to tell. However, AFP reported August 1, 2005 that, President Museveni "told Ugandan lawmakers that he had ordered a probe into the crash and said his government had contacted an unspecified foreign power to confirm it had been an accident and not the result of "sabotage or terrorism." Here's more.
Posted by Munir Umrani at August 1, 2005 10:48 PM
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