Egyptian-Sudanese Relations after the July 23rd Revolution
Reviewed by: Wafaa El-houseiny
Translated by: Maryam Ayad
Egyptian-Sudanese Relations after the July 23rd Revolution
The Egyptian-Sudanese relations were perfectly strengthened in the regime of President Gamal Abd-Elnasser. That’s because Egypt was the first country to officially acknowledge the independence of The Sudanese nation in 1965. Moreover, in the war of June 1967, a Sudanese infantry battalion had participated side by side with the Egyptian forces. The Sudanese battalion continued to support the Egyptian forces until 1971, even more, Sudanese soldiers joined the Sudanese supporting forces as they became a 3rd Army Field Brigade in August 1972.
Nevertheless, the Trade, Customs, and Transport Agreement was signed between the two nations in 1965, following the Air Transportation signed between the two countries as well in 1962. Since 1956, the Egyptian School of Scholarships has greatly supported establishing the Sudanese Educational system, thus Gamal Abd-Elnasser School was one of the biggest Egyptian schools in Sudan. In addition to this progress, in 1965 the Egyptian President issued a resolution for the construction of Cairo University in Khartoum.
The relations between the two countries surpassed the economic and the educational level moving to the fields of literature and art. A number of Sudanese authors were gaining popularity in the Egyptian lands. One of them is Al-Tayeb Saleh, who was introduced to the Egyptian author's community by the critic Rajaa El-Naqash and produced his first novel “The North Immigration Season” (Mawsem Alhijra Ila Al-Shamal) in 1969. Later on, in 1968 Um-Kulthum visited Khartoum and made 2 musical concerts in the National Theatre of Om-Derman.
That’s why, here in Nasser-Youth Movement we deeply believe that the relations between the two countries will continue till the infinity and beyond.
