South Sudan Civil War

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Sudan has been at war from almost the moment it gained its independence in 1956. Its first civil war lasted from 1962 to 1972. In 1983 civil war breaks out once again and this lasted until 2005. In 2006 the peace is broken and numerous clashes between rival factions kill hundreds, if not thousands of people, between 2006 to 2012. In 2011, the government of South Sudan took a vote to become an independent country. Since the separation of the two countries, South Sudan began experiencing conflict between different ethnic members of society. This initiated a civil war in South Sudan in December of 2013. There have been many failed attempts to bring peace to the people of South Sudan, and violence continues to be an issue. This continued rivalry

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