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Famine in Sudan
In 1988, a famine hit Sudan. The famine led to an estimated 250,000 deaths. In total (in addition to military conflict) around two million people died, and another four million were displaced -
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Displacement and Early Refugees
SourceThe civil war in Sudans displaced more than 4 million southerners. Some fled into southern cities, such as Juba; into Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, and other neighboring countries. These people were unable to grow food or earn money to feed themselves, and malnutrition and starvation became widespread coupled with the aftermath of famine. -
Military Seizes Power in Sudan
SourceFor six years leading up to this day, a civil war between the predominantly Muslim north and Christian/traditional south had put the southern provinces of Sudan in a state of crisis. When the government attempted to impose new Islamic laws on the entirety of Sudan, southern troops rebelled, launching attacks along the north/south border and dragging the region back into a civil war. -
Peace Talks
In 2002, the United States government's declared that Basir's regime was conducting a campaign of genocide, claiming upwards of 2 million lives. The international community stepped in and pressured both sides into a series of long peace talks.In 2003 and 2004, substantial progress was made and the fighting began to die down. -
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The Conflict Intensifies
Violence increases throughout 2004. Over 2.4 million Darfuris are affected by the fighting -
Peace Agreement
Read more about the terms of the CPA The talks finally came into peace on January 9, 2005 under the terms of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), One protocol was a six-year Interim Period, at the end of which, the people of southern Sudan were given the right to vote in a self-determination referendum to decide whether to remain united with Sudan or to secede. -
Autonomous government
In October 2005 an Autonomous government is formed in South Sudan, in line with the January 2005 peace deal. The administration is run by former Southern rebels. This will last 6 years. -
Oil Disputes
Click on this link to see a map of the oil industry in Sudan Intense fighting breaks out between northern and southern forces over the town of Abyei- which is an oil rich town and located in close proximity to the border. Oil has become a huge source of conflict for the country. -
Republic of South Sudan
The Republic of South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote. -
More Refugees Fleeing conflict
ome 200,000 refugees flee into South Sudan to escape fighting between Sudanese army and rebels in Sudan's southern border states. -
Civil War Once Again
2013 December - Civil war erupts as President Salva Kiir accuses his ex-Vice-President, Riek Machar, of plotting to overthrow him.
