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Second Sudanese Civil War
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Country in East Africa
Sudan’s population has two distinct major cultures--Arab and black African.
The northern states cover most of Sudan and most who live in this region are Arabic-speaking Muslims.
Southern Sudanese practice mainly indigenous traditional beliefs, although Christian missionaries have converted some.
1983
between the Arab Muslim North and the Christian African South
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Racial
Northern “Arab” tribes and the Southern “African” tribes
The differing tribes have developed conflicting identities due to prolonged isolation and separation
When forced to move from their home and face other tribes/cultural identities, areas of friction and strong conflict arose
Movements and acts have taken place in an attempt to separate the South from the North.
Northern governments have attempted to endorse Islamification as a dominant language
[September 1983] President Nimeiri's decision to incorporate traditional Islamic punishments into the penal code subjecting Southerners and other non-Muslims living in the north to these punishments.
Agriculture :major economic activity of the Sudanese and occurs mainly in South
Government introduced unfair trading laws, (exploitation of water, oil and land) which favoured North although most resources were found in the South
signed on 9 January 2005
- south will have autonomy for six years
- Both sides of the conflict will merge portions their armed forces
- oil revenues will be divided equally between the government and SPLA
- Jobs To be split according to varying ratios
- Islamic Sharia law is to remain in the north, while continued use of Sharia in the south is to be decided by the elected assembly.
Sudanese dictator, General Nimeiri, ordered the resurrection of an oil refinery in the North