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Sudanese War
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First Civil War
Sudan's Formal independence from Britan and Egypt. A North South civil war had begun in the previous year after southern army officers muninied, which means to refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority. -
Oil Discovery
There was an Oil discovery in South Sudan that leads to more clashes and conflict in the area. -
Peace Accord
Fighting had dragged on until 1972, when a peace agreement granted southern Sudan regional autonomy for internal matters. -
Second Civil War
The war begun to flare up again after the president, Jaafar Nimeri abrogated the peace accord agreement and announced that he would Turn the country of Sudan into a Muslim Arab state. The fighting between the rebels and other groupes pressed on for 2 decades. -
Drought
There is a drought that ends up causing widespread famine. -
New Leader
Omar Hassan al-Bashir takes power -
U.S Trade
The United States imposes a trade embargo. -
Oil Exports
the First oil exports. -
Second peace Accord
The peace accord between the north and south is signed. The south was given Autonomy for six years, followed by a referendum or wether it should remain part of Sudan or secede. -
South Sudan Secedes from Sudan
South Sudanese begin voting on a referendum in which they overwhelmingly favored secession from the North.
