Dinka vs Nuer
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Dinka vs Nuer refers to the central ethnic rivalry between South Sudan’s two largest ethnic groups, whose political and communal tensions have heavily shaped and fueled the country’s civil conflict.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cause of civil war
ⓘ
ethnic rivalry ⓘ interethnic conflict ⓘ political conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
child soldier recruitment
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civilian massacres ⓘ ethnic mobilization ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ mass displacement ⓘ sexual violence in conflict ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
Dinka people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuer people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDimension |
communal
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economic ⓘ ethnic ⓘ military ⓘ pastoralist ⓘ political ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRootIn |
access to water resources
ⓘ
cattle raiding ⓘ competition over grazing land ⓘ |
| intensifiedBy |
colonial indirect rule
ⓘ
militarization of communities ⓘ oil politics ⓘ post-independence power struggles ⓘ small arms proliferation ⓘ |
| involves |
Riek Machar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salva Kiir Mayardit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Bor Massacre (1991)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
December 2013 Juba violence ⓘ UN Protection of Civilians sites in South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Upper Nile region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mitigatedBy |
local reconciliation initiatives
ⓘ
peace agreements ⓘ power-sharing arrangements ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
SPLM-IO
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bentiu NERFINISHED ⓘ Bor NERFINISHED ⓘ Juba NERFINISHED ⓘ Malakal NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan People’s Liberation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan People’s Liberation Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapedBy |
communal revenge cycles
ⓘ
elite competition ⓘ patronage networks ⓘ regional alliances ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Second Sudanese Civil War
NERFINISHED
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South Sudanese Civil War (2013–2018) NERFINISHED ⓘ post-2018 transitional period ⓘ |
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