Second Sudanese Civil War

1983-2005

The second Sudanese Civil War, contested by the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army, is reported to be a spillover of tensions from the First Sudanese Civil War (1955-72). It is purported that the conflict began in Southern Sudan, subsequently spreading to the Nuba Mountains and the Blue Nile. Approximately 2,000,000 million people have died as a consequence of war, famine and disease caused by the conflict. 4,000,000 million people were displaced at least once. What is particularly notable is that the civilian death toll is one of the highest since World War II.