Second Sudanese Civil War

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The Second Sudanese Civil War was a prolonged and brutal conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the Sudanese government and southern rebel groups, primarily over political power, resources, and religious and ethnic tensions, which resulted in massive casualties, displacement, and ultimately paved the way for South Sudan’s independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict
civil war
belligerent Government of Sudan
Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Sudan People’s Liberation Army
surface form: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement

Various southern Sudanese rebel groups
casualties over one million deaths
cause disputes over control of natural resources
ethnic tensions between northern and southern populations
implementation of Islamic law in Sudan
political marginalization of southern Sudan
religious tensions between predominantly Muslim north and largely non-Muslim south
conflictType civil war over autonomy and self-determination
country Sudan
demographicImpact large-scale displacement of southern populations
displacement large numbers of refugees to neighboring countries
millions of internally displaced persons
economicAspect control of oil resources
endCause signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
endDate 2005
followedBy Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile
internal conflicts in South Sudan
humanitarianImpact severe famine and humanitarian crises
humanRightsImpact widespread human rights abuses
internationalResponse diplomatic pressure for peace negotiations
international humanitarian aid operations
involvedOrganization Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Sudan People’s Liberation Army
surface form: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement

Sudanese Armed Forces
location Blue Nile region
Nuba Mountains
South Sudan
surface form: Southern Sudan
notableConsequence creation of the Republic of South Sudan in 2011
partOf history of South Sudan
history of Sudan
peaceProcessParticipant Government of Sudan
Intergovernmental Authority on Development
Sudan People’s Liberation Army
surface form: Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
politicalImpact restructuring of Sudan’s political system
precededBy First Sudanese Civil War
religiousAspect conflict between Islamist policies and secular or Christian groups
result Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Government of South Sudan
surface form: autonomous Government of Southern Sudan

independence of South Sudan
referendum on self-determination for Southern Sudan
significantEvent signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005
startDate 1983
timePeriod early 21st century
late 20th century

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Sudan experiencedEvent Second Sudanese Civil War
First Sudanese Civil War followedBy Second Sudanese Civil War
The Boy Who Wouldn’t Die mainSubject Second Sudanese Civil War
this entity surface form: Sudanese civil war
Dinka people conflictInvolvement Second Sudanese Civil War
Nuer conflictInvolvement Second Sudanese Civil War
Shilluk associatedWithConflict Second Sudanese Civil War
South Sudanese Civil War relatedConflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Omar al-Bashir conflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Omar al-Bashir conflict Second Sudanese Civil War
this entity surface form: South Sudanese independence conflict
Bahr el Ghazal hasConflictHistory Second Sudanese Civil War
Sudanese Air Force conflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Nuba peoples associatedWith Second Sudanese Civil War
Addis Ababa Agreement abrogationContributedTo Second Sudanese Civil War
Addis Ababa Agreement successorConflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Torit mutiny relatedTo Second Sudanese Civil War
this entity surface form: North–South conflict in Sudan
Sudanese Armed Forces involvedInConflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Anyanya Rebellion relatedTo Second Sudanese Civil War
Sudan–South Sudan relations historicalContext Second Sudanese Civil War
Northern Sudan involvedInConflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Nuba Mountains involvedInConflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Blue Nile region conflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Sudan People’s Liberation Army conflict Second Sudanese Civil War
Comprehensive Peace Agreement endedConflict Second Sudanese Civil War
War in Sudan hasComponentConflict Second Sudanese Civil War