Senior Assistant to the President Minni Arkou Minnawi of Sudan

Minnawi has learned to speak like a politician, as a man for and of the people, and as far as he is concerned, the people are all behind him.

Neglected by the international community that had once promised to support him, Minnawi has chosen the path of fiercest resistance, opting for power over peace.

On August 6th, 2006, almost exactly three months after he signed the Darfur Peace Agreement, Minni Arkou Minnawi was appointed special assistant to the president of the Sudanese Republic.

Senior Assistant to the President of the Republic of Sudan Minni Arkou Minnawi expressed the gratitude and appreciation of the people of Darfur to Leader of Libyan Revolution for hosting Darfur's final peace talks.

Senior Assistant to the President of the Republic of Sudan Minni Arkou Minnawi expressed the gratitude and appreciation of the people of Darfur to Leader of Libyan Revolution for hosting Darfur's final peace talks between the Sudanese government and movements that did not sign the peace agreement.

Overnight, Minnawi was transformed from an elusive rebel leader into an international statesman who enjoys the backing of the US.

The rebellion grew quickly, but by 2005, as rumors swirled that Minnawi was planning to kill the group's first president, Abdelwahid al-Nur, the SLA had split into two factions.

Minnawi was the only rebel leader to sign the treaty, a move that further split the rebellion into warring factions.

Minnawi finds himself trapped between the good intentions and unfulfilled promises of the West, and the unrelenting violence of the Sudanese military and his former allies who feel betrayed by his move toward peace.

SLA Secretary-General Minni Arkou Minnawi said in a statement released in March that the Sudanese government introduced policies of marginalisation, racial discrimination, and exploitation that had disrupted the peaceful co-existence between the region's African and Arab communities.

SLA Secretary-General Minni Arkou Minnawi said that he had asked Farouk Abu Eissa about joining the NDA and added that he was pleased that his organisation has now joined the NDA.

from his Zaghawa ethnic group, according to the United Nations.

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MINNAWI MEETS WITH AU AND UN ENVOYS March 24, 2007 KHARTOUM MARCH 24 (BNA)-- SENIOR ASSISTANT TO THE SUDANESE PRESIDENT MINNI ARKOU MINNAWI, HEAD OF THE INTERIM AUTHORITY IN DARFUR, MET WITH AFRICAN UNION ENVOY DR SALEM AHMED SALEM AND UN SPECIAL ENVOY JAN ELLIASON, CURRENTLY VISITING SUDAN.

region's African and Arab communities.

further split the rebellion into warring factions.

Minnawi was persuaded by an American negotiator, Robert Zoellick, to support the power-sharing agreement in May Now Mr.

Minnawi is facing rising opposition to his leadership among commanders in northern Darfur, including those from his Zaghawa ethnic group, according to the United Nations.

The hostility between Minnawi and Abdel Wahid is personal, and Minnawi has shown in recent months that he will use his military superiority to force Abdel Wahid to acknowledge his authority.

A spokesman for Minni Minnawi said his three associates had not taken part in the hijacking.

Minnawi said similar attacks were continuing on Monday.

Minnawi is not a man who trusts easily or speaks openly.

In a political declaration released in March, Minnawi said it had taken up arms because the Khartoum government had "introduced policies of marginalisation, racial discrimination, and exploitation, that had disrupted the peaceful coexistence between the regions African and Arab communities.