3.2K views · 26 reactions | Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) Commander-in-Chief Dr. John Garang, interviewed in Nairobi, Kenya 1998 | South Sudan History | Facebook

John Garang’s idea of “peace through development” captured the core philosophy behind the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). For Garang, lasting peace could not be achieved solely through political agreements or ceasefires; it required transforming people’s lives. He believed that conflict in Sudan was rooted in decades of marginalization, inequality, and underdevelopment, especially in the South. Therefore, building roads, schools, and health centers was not merely economic progress but