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Second Sudanese Civil War

1983 CE – 2005 CE · 22 years

Far larger and deadlier than the first war, this renewed north-south conflict brought famine, mass displacement and eventually the peace process that led toward South Sudanese independence.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Sudanese government
  • SPLA/M and allied southern rebels

Key moments

Defining events in the Second Sudanese Civil War.

  1. 1983 Bor mutiny
  2. 1991 Battle of Torit
  3. 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Landmark · Africa

Basilica of Our Lady of Peace

1985 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Zaire (Belgium)

1920 CE – 1997 CE

Conflict · Africa

Angolan Civil War

1975 CE – 2002 CE

Landmark · Africa

Hassan II Mosque

1986 CE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Rwandan Civil War & Genocide

1990 CE – 1994 CE

Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1983 CE and 2005 CE.

1985 CE Basilica of Our Lady of Peace 1986 CE Hassan II Mosque 1989 CE Liberian Civil Wars 1990 CE Rwandan Civil War & Genocide 1991 CE Somali Civil War

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Faisal Mosque Landmark · South Asia 1986 CE – still standing Yugoslavia Polity · Europe 1918 CE – 1992 CE Deng Xiaoping Figure · Sichuan, China 1904 CE – 1997 CE Kurdish–Turkish Conflict Conflict · Europe 1984 CE – 2026 CE Cristo Rei of Dili Landmark · Oceania 1996 CE – still standing Czechoslovakia Polity · Europe 1918 CE – 1992 CE
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