Introduction
Even after the gaining of independence in 1956 that established Sudan as its own country, conflicting ideals of the people of Sudan led to civil wars that resulted in South Sudan separating from North Sudan and establishing itself as an independent country on July 9, 2011 (CIA, 2016). Because of the different influences that affected the different tribes, also fighting began to occur between ethnic groups in Southern Sudan during and after the civil war with North Sudan. I am going to examine the changes that occurred in Sudan and focus on the differences between the two largest tribes of the Upper Nile area, the Dinka and the Nuer. By starting with the traditional ways of life I will look at how two tribes that were historically …show more content…
Once South Sudan gained its independence in 2011 the economy grew worse and has continued to decline since 2013 (BBC, ). South Sudan currently has one of the least developed economies in Africa. Even though there is plenty of oil in South Sudan, the refineries and pipelines are in North Sudan (BBC,) and the political tensions result in neither country being able to capitalize on the available wealth.
The president of current day South Sudan is Salva Kiir, whose ethnic background is of the Dinka tribe (BBC, 2016) while the vice-president is Riek Machar, is of Nuer descent (BBC, 2016). Both these officials bring assorted backgrounds of leadership and protest with them into office, and having the desire to advance their ethnic backgrounds’ standing in political office. This caused friction in government that soon turned into the outbreaks of violence that marked the area for the next several …show more content…
This made me think of the way that those who are poor in this country are treated in a similar fashion, where there aren’t enough qualified instructors or there isn’t enough money available to offer them an education that is the same as their counterparts who live in more affluent
Even after the gaining of independence in 1956 that established Sudan as its own country, conflicting ideals of the people of Sudan led to civil wars that resulted in South Sudan separating from North Sudan and establishing itself as an independent country on July 9, 2011 (CIA, 2016). Because of the different influences that affected the different tribes, also fighting began to occur between ethnic groups in Southern Sudan during and after the civil war with North Sudan. I am going to examine the changes that occurred in Sudan and focus on the differences between the two largest tribes of the Upper Nile area, the Dinka and the Nuer. By starting with the traditional ways of life I will look at how two tribes that were historically …show more content…
Once South Sudan gained its independence in 2011 the economy grew worse and has continued to decline since 2013 (BBC, ). South Sudan currently has one of the least developed economies in Africa. Even though there is plenty of oil in South Sudan, the refineries and pipelines are in North Sudan (BBC,) and the political tensions result in neither country being able to capitalize on the available wealth.
The president of current day South Sudan is Salva Kiir, whose ethnic background is of the Dinka tribe (BBC, 2016) while the vice-president is Riek Machar, is of Nuer descent (BBC, 2016). Both these officials bring assorted backgrounds of leadership and protest with them into office, and having the desire to advance their ethnic backgrounds’ standing in political office. This caused friction in government that soon turned into the outbreaks of violence that marked the area for the next several …show more content…
This made me think of the way that those who are poor in this country are treated in a similar fashion, where there aren’t enough qualified instructors or there isn’t enough money available to offer them an education that is the same as their counterparts who live in more affluent