Sudanese civil wars
The Sudanese civil wars are broken into two wars. The first war was from 1955-1972. The second civil war was 1983-2005. Both of these civil wars involved conflict between the North Sudan Government and various rebel groups fighting for separation from the north. In the first civil war, the government fought against a rebel group that went by the name of, “Anyana” who conjoined with the Democratic Republic of Sudan. These two organizations aimed and fought for the South Sudan Liberation Movement. This movements aim was to create a sovereign South Sudan. In 1946, Sudan use to be a territory under British and Egyptian rule. During this time, the North was much larger and economically prosperous than the South. This lead to the North having more influence on what happened in the region. In February, …show more content…
Several hundred thousand more southerners hid in the forests or escaped to refugee camps in neighboring countries. The war demolished the economy and left people without jobs. With the South Sudanese wishes still unfilled after 11 years in 1983 the war re-started; this time called the Second Sudanese civil war.
The second Sudanese civil war was a far more devastating war. The BBC estimates that about 2 million Sudanese people died in the second civil war. This is about four times the amount of people that died in the first civil war. However, unlike the first civil war most of these deaths were civilians that died from starvation and dehydration.
The second Sudanese Civil War lasted from 1983-2005. These wars were mainly based on freedom for the South, but the second war was also a fight over natural resources. Between the North and the South lie significant oil fields and thus significant foreign interests. Most of the oil fields at this time were privatized to western interests, these made many local tribal groups rise up because the oil profit was going overseas and not to the
The Sudanese civil wars are broken into two wars. The first war was from 1955-1972. The second civil war was 1983-2005. Both of these civil wars involved conflict between the North Sudan Government and various rebel groups fighting for separation from the north. In the first civil war, the government fought against a rebel group that went by the name of, “Anyana” who conjoined with the Democratic Republic of Sudan. These two organizations aimed and fought for the South Sudan Liberation Movement. This movements aim was to create a sovereign South Sudan. In 1946, Sudan use to be a territory under British and Egyptian rule. During this time, the North was much larger and economically prosperous than the South. This lead to the North having more influence on what happened in the region. In February, …show more content…
Several hundred thousand more southerners hid in the forests or escaped to refugee camps in neighboring countries. The war demolished the economy and left people without jobs. With the South Sudanese wishes still unfilled after 11 years in 1983 the war re-started; this time called the Second Sudanese civil war.
The second Sudanese civil war was a far more devastating war. The BBC estimates that about 2 million Sudanese people died in the second civil war. This is about four times the amount of people that died in the first civil war. However, unlike the first civil war most of these deaths were civilians that died from starvation and dehydration.
The second Sudanese Civil War lasted from 1983-2005. These wars were mainly based on freedom for the South, but the second war was also a fight over natural resources. Between the North and the South lie significant oil fields and thus significant foreign interests. Most of the oil fields at this time were privatized to western interests, these made many local tribal groups rise up because the oil profit was going overseas and not to the