Sudan: Civil War, Independence & Darfur

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MAPS as of 7/2011 Republic of Sudan South Sudan -1899-1956: Egypt and UK have joint authority on Sudan (Egypt- North, UK- South) -Independence 1956 from UK -UK gave power to Islamic Khartoum…

1st Civil War 1956-1972 Cause Peace General Ibrahim Abboud tried to Islamize South Police force/ guerilla forces Anya-Nya (snake poison) resisted 1969: Jaafar al-Nimeiri military coup in North Cold War USSR-North, USA-South Peace 1972 Addis Ababa Peace Agreement Power sharing between North and South BUT wealth and power in the NORTH

2nd Civil War Years: 1983-2002(3) Cause: Major Players Peace Treaty Nimeiri- Encouraged forced Islam-ization of South and allowed exiled Islamic leaders & terrorists back in country. Issued the “September Laws”: Sudan became an Islamic state (Arabic official language, Sharia Law) Oil discovered in South! Major Players SPLA Major Southern Army/ Resistance group Sudanese People’s Liberation Army Led by John Garang of the Dinka Tribe Omar Al-Bashir Sudanese President from 1989-today Violent crackdown on South Lost Boys Refugees from the 2nd Sudanese Civil War (1980’s) Peace Treaty North/South Peace Process- 2002 Goal was to provide a referendum for Southern Independence Effective! Yes to referendum! Did NOT address problems of Northern Minorities 2nd Civil War

Lost Boys of Sudan Since 1983, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudanese Government have been at war in southern Sudan. The conflict has already claimed more than 500,000 lives and displaced huge numbers of people. Among these were at least 20,000 children, mostly boys, between 7 and 17 years of age who were separated from their families. These 'lost boys' of the Sudan trekked enormous distances over a vast unforgiving wilderness, seeking refuge from the fighting. Hungry, frightened and weakened by sleeplessness and disease, they crossed from the Sudan into Ethiopia and back, with many dying along the way. The survivors are now in camps in Kenya, the Sudan and Uganda.

2002/2003 Peace Agreement Referendum on Independence… South Sudan takes first steps to independence Historic election is marked by new fears of Khartoum-inspired violence. Daniel Howden reports from Bor Monday, 12 April 2010 Bashir wins Sudan election. Now what? Sudan announced today that President Omar al-Bashir won the April 11-15 Sudan election n that Critics call a sham. Supporters say it gives the longtime military ruler new legitimacy. By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / April 26, 2010 Sudan's Bashir promises southern independence vote on time Khartoum. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir vowed a promised referendum on independence for the south will go ahead as planned in January next year after he was declared winner of a landmark national election, AFP reports. "I assure (you) the referendum in south Sudan will take place on schedule," Bashir said in an address carried by state television. 26 April 2010 | 18:41 | FOCUS News Agency

Independence! Important Facts: Q & A: Post Independence: January 9th, 2011: South Sudan begins voting on Independence video January 15th, 2011: Voting for independence closes article Feburary: Independence confirmed article Q & A: Article Post Independence: Google News feed Violence article & UN Abyei region: oil rich- North or South? Article & the Atlantic Abyei Region Dispute Today! Independence July 9th, 2011

Genocide: Darfur UN: US: The government of Sudan and militias have acted together in committing widespread atrocities in Darfur that should be prosecuted by an international war crimes tribunal, but the violent acts do not amount to genocide, a U.N. commission has said. (CNN) US: The United States was the first to label the killing genocide. In Sept. 2004, then-Secretary of State Colin Powell said, "This was a coordinated effort, not just random violence."

Darfur Refugees in Menawashi, Darfur The genocide in the Darfur region of western Sudan began in 2003, when the government of Sudan began sponsoring attacks against the people of Darfur. The genocide has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced over 2,500,000 people.          About the size of Texas, the Darfur region is home to racially mixed tribes of settled peasants, who identify as African, and nomadic herders, who identify as Arab. The majority of people in both groups are Muslim.        In February 2003, frustrated by poverty and neglect from the government in Khartoum (the Sudanese capital), two Darfurian rebel groups launched an uprising against the Khartoum government. Claiming to be putting down the insurrection, the government responded with a scorched-earth campaign against the innocent civilians of Darfur, enlisting the janjaweed, a militia drawn from members of Arab tribes in the region, to perpetrate the attacks.        Since February 2003, the government-sponsored Janjaweed have used rape, displacement, organized starvation, threats against aid workers, and mass murder.             Refugees in Menawashi, Darfur Darfur TIMELINE: In March 2003, violence broke out  between the government and rebels from Darfur. Nearly 300 thousand people were killed over a decade of fighting and famine. In 2009, the rebels signed a peace agreement with the government during talks in the Qatari capital but not everyone accepted the deal. April 2013, world leaders begin rebuilding process at a conference in Doha, Qatar

Omar Al-Bashir *President of Sudan *Charged with genocide by ICC On March 4, 2009 Sudanese President Omar al Bashir, became the first sitting president to be indicted by ICC for directing a campaign of mass killing, rape, and pillage against civilians in Darfur. The arrest warrant for Bashir follows arrest warrants issued by the ICC for former Sudanese Minister of State for the Interior Ahmad Harun and Janjaweed militia leader Ali Kushayb. The government of Sudan has not surrendered either suspect to the ICC. 2009: “We will NOT bow to colonialists!” 2011: “Conflict in Darfur my responsibility”

Doha Accords Agreement between JEM (largest rebel group) and Khartoum Feb 2009. “step in the right direction to ending the six-year conflict, but there is still a long way to go” But: “Some experts have serious doubts about whether the accord can be turned into a significant peace settlement for Darfur” "The proof will be in what happens next," says Sudan expert Alex De Waal. SLA: “Khartoum wants opposition fragmentation.” These talks, he claims, are a government tactic to avoid the International Criminal Court indicting the country's president. With the signing of a ceasefire agreement between the Justice and Equality Movement and Sudan's president, the BBC's James Copnall considers if Darfur will find real peace.

Dar-fur To-day… Rebuilding Darfur: Inside Story Should international donations be spent on building infrastructure or on facilitating peace keeping measures? CNN STORY Ten years after the start of the fighting in Darfur, world leaders say it is time to rebuild. Delegates from around the world have arrived in Doha, Qatar's capital, with the objective to raise billions of dollars to pay for infrastructure, food and clean water. The UK took a lead role on Sunday, pledging $16.5m before the conference began but other countries still have a long way to go to reach their goal of more than $7bn. The UN says it needs more than $170m a year to provide humanitarian assistance to refugees displaced by the conflict - hundreds of thousands of Darfur refugees are still living in neighbouring Chad. And while many say they dream of going home, they are also afraid of what awaits them.  “This conference will address a major question, that after 10 years of war and destruction, let us take Darfur to another step; from relief, from emergency - let them take these people to development, to reconstruction and let them have a positive message [for] the people of Darfur, that the entire world is with you and that through peace and stability you can rebuild your country and you can make Darfur again powerful and prosperous.” Atta al-Mannan Bakhait, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperaton Rebels inch closer to South Darfur capital: article Latest violence comes as major donors conference in Qatar's capital pledges $3.6bn to help rebuild war-ravaged region. UN Article: 10 April 2013 – The United Nations and other partners in an international group working to support the peace efforts in Sudan’s Darfur region have condemned recent attacks in the troubled region and cautioned that any serious delays to carrying out the 2011 peace agreement could further destabilize the entire region. Sudan’s Minister sees an “end” to revolt ARTICLE Dar-fur To-day…