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    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,…

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    that happened in the past. Slavery. Word War I. World War II. People tortured. Many killed. Guns fired. Families separated. Genocide. The Sudanese civil wars were both a bad tragic time for Sudan, however, these events differ in how they started, one was because of the government and the southern rebels and the other was because of the underlying cause of conflict in the autonomy. Shots fired. People Dead. The first Sudanese civil war was a tragic time for everyone. 17 years of fighting.…

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    The South Sudanese Civil War With so many entertaining events and programs going on in today’s society it’s hard to remember that the world is at war with one another. When people look past such distractions they soon realize how much violence, corruption and sorrow is truly permeating the planet. When it comes to wars this year, there are 10 to really keep a look out for. Out of those 10, though, one seemed quite interesting and that is the South Sudanese civil war. South Sudan is a fairly new…

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    region and a Southern region. The Sudanese had their first civil war in 1955, which ended in 1972 when an agreement called the Addis Ababa Agreement was reached between the Government of Sudan and the Southern Sudan Liberation Movement. The Addis Ababa Agreement gave the Southern region of Sudan more control over itself and promised the Abyei, which is located on the north and south border the right to decide if they wanted to remain part of the Northern region or join the newly formed…

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    What if one day, a big boom occurred just outside your house, a plane flew low overhead, and smoke and dust blocked your view? What would you do? Salva Dut was faced with this decision in Southern Sudan in 1985, and many others were as well. The International Rescue Committee, a program in which a board of directors and overseers puts volunteers to work in effort to help refugees and others from foreign countries that are having a tough time. In one of their articles describing the Second…

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    What the refugees of the second sudanese war had to go thru. “I was born into Sudan's civil war, and before I could read or write, I was using an AK47 in the conflict between the Muslim north and Animist/Christian south over the land and natural resources.”-Ger Duany.During the sudanese war many young boys who are known as the lost boys of sudan were forced to either flee their home or to fight in the sudanese war just as Ger Duany was.During the war the boys who didn't end up fighting…

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    igniting the current civil war in South Sudan. During January 2014, the first ceasefire agreement was reached, however the fighting still continued and was then followed by more ceasefire agreements, being mediated by a group called IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) which is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa. A peace agreement was signed in Ethiopia by both parties because the United Nations threatened to sanction both sides in August 2015. Machar returned to Juba, the…

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    South Sudan

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    the article “Conflicts in South Sudan”. This article describes many of the problems that occurred and continue to occur because of the major rifts in government. These problems occur in the various aspects of South Sudan’s structure. Such things as government, military, general population behavior, and many other things were affected by this political split. Also, this article mentions how Sudan is negative influencing the violence and chaos occurring in South Sudan. The Sudan Tribune article…

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    In 1987 sudan had terrible living conditions such as warfare limiting their supplies. The people of south sudan had to have confidence, persistence and hope. The book Long Walk to Water written by Linda Sue Park has two main characters, Salva and Nya. The book follows their story through different time periods in Southern Sudan. Salvas life is affected in 1987 by warfare. Nyas life is affected by the lack of water and food and having to journey every day on foot to get unsanitary water. Salva…

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    Have you ever had to flee you homeland in fear of dying. In Linda Sue Park’s story “A Long Walk To Water” based on the childhood experiences of Salva Dut, he had to do that such thing. Salva had to flee his war torn village and go on a long journey thousands of miles to a refugee camp. He had to leave without knowing what will happen to his friends and family or what the future will hold. Through his stuggles of starvation, lonelinees, and even witnessing his uncle getting murdered, he is able…

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