The Sudanese Communist Party: Ideology and Party Politics

The Communist parties of the Arab world were independent movements organised at the grassroots level, not simple extensions of Soviet power, but rather struggles against foreign domination, dictatorship and political reaction. This is especially true of the Sudanese Communist Party, which preserved its character as a national party whereas elsewhere in the Arab world Communist parties tended over time to align themselves more with Soviet and international communism. This book presents a comprehensive history of the Sudanese Communist Party. It discusses its rise, its involvement in the struggle for Sudanese independence, its development over time, its attitude on key issues and its continuing legacy. As demands for democracy, national independence and an end to corruption grow in the Arab world, the principles which the Sudanese Communist Party represented are again highly relevant.