ABSTRACT
The national liberation movements of the Oromos and Southern Sudanese are new types of anticolonial struggles in the postindependent peripheral states of Ethiopia and Sudan, and they aim at facilitating the national self-determination of Oromia and Southern Sudan respectively. As Oromo nationalism emerged in opposition to Ethiopian colonialism, Southern Sudanese nationalism developed to fight against Northern Sudanese domination. These two movements emerged in opposition to colonial domination, economic exploitation, cultural destruction and repression, and the denial of individual and national rights. Since these nationalisms are modern phenomena and an integral part of the modern world, this comparative analysis is done in the context of the global system.
