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A larger influx of Sudanese emigrated to Australia as a result of political and economic problems. The most noticeable exodus occurred among professional and middle class Sudanese who along with their children took advantage of education and employment opportunities in Australia to emigrate. [citation needed]
Deng Thiak Adut (born 1984) is a defence lawyer and refugee advocate in Western Sydney, Australia, and a former child soldier from South Sudan. His story is told in a popular short video by Western Sydney University, where he earned his law degree. He was named the 2017 New South Wales Australian of the Year.
Aguil Chut Deng Acouth (1967 – c. 26 April 2022), also known as Aguil de'Chut Deng or Aguil Chut-Deng, was a South Sudanese revolutionary and activist. She was a member of "Katiba Banat", the women's battalion of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), during the Second Sudanese Civil War.
When South Sudan gained independence in 2011, Australia was one of the first countries to recognize it. However, due to the ongoing South Sudanese Civil War, Australia was forced to play a peacekeeping role in the new nation. And because of the large South Sudanese diaspora in the country, Australia was subsequently asked to play a larger role. [3]
The deterrents did little to stop immigrants; roughly 12,000 asylum seekers reached Australia from 1999 to 2001. [4] In 2011, Australia received 2.5% of the world's total number of claims for asylum. [6] During 2012, more than 17,000 asylum seekers arrived via boat. [7] The majority of the refugees came from Afghanistan, Iran, and Sri Lanka. [8]
More than 9 million people are thought to be internally displaced in Sudan, and 1.5 million refugees have fled into neighboring countries in 10 months of clashes between the Sudanese military, led ...
A total of 4,825 people indicated that they were of partial or full South Sudanese ancestry. [2] The 2016 census recorded 7,699 South Sudan-born people in Australia, with 2,750 living in Victoria, 1,430 in Queensland and 1,201 in Western Australia. 10,755 people indicated that they had partial or full South Sudanese ancestry. [3]
The number of South Sudanese outside South Sudan has sharply increased since the beginning of the struggle for independence from Sudan. Around half a million South Sudanese have left the country as refugees, either permanently or as temporary workforce, leading to the establishment of the South Sudanese diaspora population. [citation needed]