The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudanese_Civil_War" id="mwAWE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="South Sudanese Civil War">South Sudanese Civil War</a> begins when opposition leaders Dr. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riek_Machar" id="mwAWI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Riek Machar">Riek Machar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagan_Amum" id="mwAWM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Pagan Amum">Pagan Amum</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Nyandeng" id="mwAWQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rebecca Nyandeng">Rebecca Nyandeng</a> vote to boycott the meeting of the National Liberation Council at Nyakuron.