Territorial Powersharing: Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement

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Territorial Powersharing: Sudan Comprehensive Peace Agreement

Implementations

Territorial Powersharing – 2005

The 2005 CPA allowed the SPLM to maintain its control over southern Sudan as per the border of 1/1/1956. According to this provision, the SPLM troops were said to be redeployed south of the north-south border. At the same time, the accord established the executive, legislative and judicial branch of the government of southern Sudan. The accord provides for a power-sharing arrangement within the executive and legislative branch of the government of southern Sudan.

According to the 2005 CPA, SPLM Chairman Dr. John Garang was appointed and sworn in as vice president of Sudan on 9 July 2005. As president of southern Sudan, Garang issued a decree to dissolve all governments of the 10 southern states of southern Sudan and relieve all governors, minister, advisors and commissioners of their positions and instead announced an interim administration.1 After Garang’s death in a helicopter crash, Salva Kiir Mayardiit became first vice president of Sudan and president of southern Sudan.2 Pending the adoption of the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan, the care-taker Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) was appointed on 22 October 2005 and sworn in on 25 October. The government was composed with representatives from 10 southern states and the National Congress Party from the North. The government was dominated by Dinka ethnic group; small tribes were not represented in the government. Similarly, Muslims were not included.3

First Vice-President Kiir appointed the Transitional Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly (TSSLA) by issuing a decree on 20 September 2005. The assembly had 161 members: 110 from SPLM, 25 from NCP, and 26 from other Southern political parties (seven from Union of Sudan African Parties (USAP), three from Sudanese African National Union (SANU), four from United Democratic Salvation Front (UDSF), four from Southern Sudan Democratic Forum (SSDF), four from United Democratic Front (UDF), and four from USAP2 (splinter of USAP)). The Assembly convened its first session on 26 September 2005 and elected Mr. James Wani Igga (SPLM) as Speaker and Mr. Tor Deng (NCP) as Deputy Speaker.4

The Transitional Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly approved the draft interim constitution of southern Sudan in October 2005 and the Interim Constitution of Southern Sudan was signed into law on 5 December 2005.5

The CPA had provisions for the establishment of Supreme Court of Southern Sudan and other lower courts. Ambrose Riiny was appointed as President of the Supreme Court of Southern Sudan.6

  1. “Sudan’s New First Vice President Sets Up Interim Administration for South,” AP Worldstream, July 19, 2005.
  2. “The CPA Monitor-Monthly report on the Implementation of the CPA,” UNMIS, March 2006.
  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Ibid.
  6. Ibid.

Territorial Powersharing – 2006

Provisions related to territorial power-sharing were implemented in 2005.

Territorial Powersharing – 2007

No developments observed this year.

Territorial Powersharing – 2008

No developments observed this year.

Territorial Powersharing – 2009

No developments observed this year.

Territorial Powersharing – 2010

No developments observed this year.

Territorial Powersharing – 2011

With the secession of southern Sudan on 9 July 2011, the territorial power-sharing provision of the accord became obsolete.