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The
Second Sudanese Civil War
was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the
Sudan People's Liberation Army
. It was largely a continuation of the
First Sudanese Civil War
of 1955 to 1972. Although it started in
southern Sudan
, the civil war spread to the
Nuba mountains
and the
Blue Nile
. It lasted for 22 years and is one of the longest civil wars on record. The war resulted in the independence of
South Sudan
six years after the war ended.
Roughly two million people died as a result of war. The conflict also caused famine and disease. Four million people in southern Sudan were
displaced
at least once during the war. The civilian death toll is one of the highest of any war since World War II
[1]
and was marked by numerous human rights violations. These include slavery and mass killings.
- ↑
"Sudan: Nearly 2 million dead as a result of the world's longest running civil war"
. Archived from
the original
on 2004-12-10.
, U.S. Committee for Refugees, 2001. Archived 10 December 2004 on the
Internet Archive
. Retrieved 10 April 2007.