South Sudan forges ‘unity government’ in bid to end civil war that has killed 400,000. South Sudan forges ‘unity government’ in bid to end civil war that has killed 400,000. Kiir is a member of the country’s majority ethnic group, the Dinka. In December 2013, President Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar and ten others of attempting a coup d'état. It was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Schisms within South Sudan's ruling SPLM party shaped the course of the Second Sudanese Civil War and continued to impact the politics of the newly-independent nation.. The Second Sudanese Civil War was an intense 22-year conflict between the central government in Khartoum and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA). This succession was the result of a 2005 peace deal that would end Africa’s longest-lasting civil war. The South Sudanese Civil War is an ongoing civil war in South Sudan fought between government forces led by President Salva Kiir and the SPLM-IO (Sudan People’s Liberation Movement In Opposition). South Sudan - South Sudan - Resumption of civil war: Meanwhile, Muslim fundamentalism, which had a minimal presence in the country upon independence, had grown considerably stronger in the north over the years.

South Sudan marks 5 years of vicious civil war More than 4 million people have been uprooted by the bloodletting, the majority of whom are children, according to … The conflict began in 2013 when Kiir dismissed his vice president Riek Machar from office after Machar openly expressed his intention to challenge Salva Kiir’s leadership. Vice-President Machar is Nuer, the country’s largest-second group. Nation(s) involved and/or conflict territory South Sudan. South Sudanese man holding a HK G3. Since its independence from France in 1960, Chad has been swamped by the civil war between the Arab-Muslims of the north and the Sub-Saharan-Christians of the south. The cluster said 31% of schools have suffered at least one attack. Vice-President Machar is Nuer, the country’s largest-second group.

Published: 2014-08-06 20:01:03 | Updated: 2018-08-12 16:36:52. Kiir is a member of the country’s majority ethnic group, the Dinka. Since the South Sudanese civil war began in December 2013, one in three schools have been attacked by armed forces, according to a recent report by the South Sudan Education Cluster – a collaboration of NGOs, UN agencies and academics. Although it started in 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. Machar denied trying to start a coup and fled to lead the SPLM – in opposition (SPLM-IO). The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army.