What is Second Sudanese Civil War?
The '''Second Sudanese Civil War''' was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the [[Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement|Sudan People's Liberation Army]]. It was largely a continuation of the [[First Sudanese Civil War]] of 1955 to 1972. Although it started in [[South Sudan|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 [[Refugees|displaced]] at least once during the war. The civilian death toll is one of the highest of any war since World War II<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.refugees.org/news/crisis/sudan.htm | title = Sudan: Nearly 2 million dead as a result of the world's longest running civil war |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20041210024759/http://www.refugees.org/news/crisis/sudan.htm |archive-date = 2004-12-10 }}, U.S. Committee for Refugees, 2001. Archived 10 December 2004 on the [[Internet Archive]]. Retrieved 10 April 2007.</ref> and was marked by numerous human rights violations. These include slavery and mass killings. == References == <references /> {{authority control}} [[Category:1980s conflicts]] [[Category:1990s in Africa]] [[Category:2000s in Africa]] [[Category:Civil wars involving Africa]] [[Category:Rebellions in Africa]] [[Category:Wars of independence]] [[Category:2000s conflicts]] [[Category:1990s conflicts]]