Sudan Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil war was..

·         from 1983-2005

·         a disagreement between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army

·         more than 2 million people died from the war

o   due to starvation, disease and drought

·         4 million people in Southern Sudan had been displaced at least once during the war

·         The official ending of the war was with the signing of a peace agreement (January 2005)

·         The civilian death toll is one of the highest of any war since World War II

·         Location-  Blue Nile, Nuba Mountains, Southern Sudan

·         Results-

o   Peace agreement

o   Independence of the Republic of South Sudan

·         Armies from all sides enlisted children

·         Tanks, aircrafts, artillery were used (dominated until the late 1980’s)

·         The Sudan army grew from 18,000to 50,000 men

·         The People’s republic of china was the main supplier of weapons in the late 1970’s

·         Egypt was the most important military partner in the 1970’s (missiles ect.)