Name: Democratic Forum Official Website Domain: www.demcraticforum.info Date: 6th December 2011 Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm • The Democratic forum recognized the key role played by media in enhancing Political awareness, education and More »
The South Sudan Democratic Forum Public Statement To repudiate the so-called South Sudan Democratic Forum-Mainstream (Issued Tuesday 6th Dec. 2011) On the 17th of November 2011, the Leadership of South Sudan More »
17th November, 2011. DemForum/OCH/HQ/J/05/18.10.11 From: Chairperson, The South Sudan Democratic Forum (The Democratic Forum). To : Members of National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Democratic Forum. Dear Executive Members and Supporters of More »
The SSDF – which is not related with the former Southern Sudan Defence Force (SSDF) militia and not to be confused with the South Sudan Democratic Front (SSDF) – was founded in More »
South Sudan Democratic Forum (SSDF) leader Martin Elia Lomuro, who is also the presidential advisor on public affairs, asked the international community to mediate a peaceful solution for the crises of Abyei More »
Name: Democratic Forum Official Website
Domain: www.demcraticforum.info
Date: 6th December 2011
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm
• The Democratic forum recognized the key role played by media in enhancing Political awareness, education and development. The democratic forum shall keep supporting all effort to media development in South Sudan.
• We please to announce the official lunching of the democratic forum website.
Benefits to the general members of the public
The South Sudan Democratic Forum
Public Statement
To repudiate the so-called South Sudan Democratic Forum-Mainstream
(Issued Tuesday 6th Dec. 2011)
17th November, 2011.
DemForum/OCH/HQ/J/05/18.10.11
From: Chairperson,
The South Sudan Democratic Forum (The Democratic Forum).
To : Members of National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Democratic Forum.
Dear Executive Members and Supporters of the Democratic Forum,
Subject: Dismissal of Dr. Mario Arang Awet from the Democratic forum
Today is independence day for the Republic of Southern Sudan: a burst of glorious celebration in a region routinely reported in tones of gloom. This is a day that many Sudanese must have thought would never come.
There was an interminable civil war with the north that began in the 1950s. When it finally ended with a 2005 peace deal, it was almost immediately threatened by the death of the south’s leader, and Sudanese vice-president, John Garang, in a helicopter crash. But, finally, after a six-year disengagement, the climax arrived with the overwhelming vote for separation in January and now – with the grudging acquiescence of Khartoum – the birth of a nation. It is a significant achievement for the UN, helped by a little judicious arm-twisting from President Obama; and it is a great day for the South Sudanese, whose lives have been cursed by two generations of insecurity: 2 million dead, at least as many displaced. They have good cause to dance on the streets of Juba.
The SSDF – which is not related with the former Southern Sudan Defence Force (SSDF) militia and not to be confused with the South Sudan Democratic Front (SSDF) – was founded in 2001 in London by some of the most prominent exiled Southern Sudanese leaders. Amongst those veteran politicians were Joseph Lagu and Bona Malwal.Lagu had been the leader of the Anyanya rebel movement during the first civil war and signed the Addis Ababa agreement in 1972 that settled that conflict. Later he became the president of the High Executive Council of the autonomous South Sudan (1978-1982) and Vice President of the Republic (1982-1985). Malwal
South Sudan Democratic Forum (SSDF) leader Martin Elia Lomuro, who is also the presidential advisor on public affairs, asked the international community to mediate a peaceful solution for the crises of Abyei and South Kordofan.
