✦ History

Second Sudanese Civil War

June 5, 1983 – January 9, 2005 · Blue Nile

The Sudan People's Liberation Army fought the government in Khartoum for southern autonomy. About two million people died, and the war ended with a peace deal that led to South Sudan's independence.

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Mobutu Sese Seko belligerent leader Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab belligerent leader Gaafar Nimeiry belligerent leader Omar al-Bashir belligerent leader Sadiq al-Mahdi belligerent leader Joseph Kony belligerent leader Riek Machar military commander
Isaias Afwerki belligerent leader Meles Zenawi belligerent leader Mengistu Haile Mariam belligerent leader Yoweri Museveni belligerent leader Salva Kiir Mayardit belligerent leader

Strength and losses

Killed
c. 100,000

Units

Popular Defence Forces (Sudan)
Eritrean Army

Before and after

Ended by
Comprehensive Peace Agreement January 9, 2005

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