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Days of\u00a0violence in Sudan<\/a>\u00a0have resulted in the\u00a0deaths of at least 180 people<\/a>, with many more left wounded.<\/em><\/p>\n

The fighting represents the latest crisis in the North African nation, which has contended with\u00a0numerous coups and periods of civil strife<\/a>\u00a0since becoming independent in 1956.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Conversation asked\u00a0Christopher Tounsel<\/a>, a Sudan specialist and interim director of the University of Washington\u2019s African Studies Program, to explain the reasons behind the violence and what it means for the chances of democracy being restored in Sudan.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Days of\u00a0violence in Sudan\u00a0have resulted in the\u00a0deaths of at least 180 people, with many more left wounded. The fighting represents the latest crisis in the North African nation, which has contended with\u00a0numerous coups and periods of civil strife\u00a0since becoming independent in 1956. The Conversation asked\u00a0Christopher Tounsel, a Sudan specialist and interim director of the University<\/p>\n

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