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The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and the Blue Nile. It lasted for almost ...
On 16th of May 1983, Bol and William Nyuon Bany led a mutiny against the Sudanese government in Bor, in southern Sudan, with their forces of the 105th Battalion firing the first bullet that sparked the Second Sudanese Civil War and consequently led to the foundation of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA).
Rebels in southern Sudan fought for greater self-determination against the central government of Sudan, which tried to suppress the uprising using the army and allied militias. The first civil war lasted from 1955 to 1972, and the second civil war from 1983 to 2005.
Since independence in 1956, the history of Sudan has been tarnished by internal conflict, including the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972), the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005), the War in Darfur (2003–2020)–culminating in the secession of South Sudan on 9 July 2011, after which the South Sudanese Civil War took place therein ...
The Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was an autonomous region that existed in southern Sudan between 1972 and 1983. [1] It was established on 28 February 1972 by the Addis Ababa Agreement which ended the First Sudanese Civil War. [2] The region was abolished on 5 June 1983 by the administration of Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry. [3]
Second Sudanese Civil War: Background Q & A: The Darfur Crisis, Esther Pan, Council on Foreign Relations, cfr.org; Price of Peace in Africa: Agreement in Sudan Between Government and Rebel; Photojournalist's Account – Displacement of Sudan's second civil war; In pictures: Sudan trek – of returning refugees after the war, BBC, 14 June 2005
Pages in category "Second Sudanese Civil War" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. ... (1972–1983) Sudan Council of Churches;
The reconciliation also involved shifts in Sudanese politics, with the adoption of Islamic law, known as September Laws, in 1983. Nimeiri faced opposition from various groups, including secularised Muslims and non-Muslim southerners. This move contributed to the resumption of the civil war in the south, leading to conflicts and political shifts.