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The Birth of South Sudan Will Neely and Alyson Merkle

__**A Modern Timeline of South Sudan**__

**1899-1955 **: Sudan is under joint British-Egyptian rule.

 * =====North was Muslim and South was Christian.=====
 * =====Last British appointed Governor was Sir Robert Howe.=====

**1955**: First Civil War

 * =====Government vs. AnyaNya Rebel Army.=====
 * =====The Rebel Army wanted fair rights among the people.=====
 * =====World Council of Churches (WCC) and All African Council of Churches (AACC) organized The Addis Ababa Agreement which ended the war (**1972**)=====

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**1978 **: Oil discovered in Bentiu and Heglig in southern Sudan. =====
 * =====Southerners cause minor revolt=====
 * =====Chevron (major oil drillers) continues to drill for oil (**1988**) until they leave after earning/spending about a billion dollars (**1991**)=====

**1983**: Second Civil War

 * =====President Gaafar Nimeiry declared Southern Sudan as an Islamic state putting it under Shari'a law which abolished The Addis Ababa Agreement.=====
 * =====Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M) formed and war erupted.=====
 * =====The war lasted for 22 years until The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (by the IGAD) was formed and signed.=====

**1991**: Army seals off the Nuba Mountains and begins scorched earth operations.

 * =====The UN condemns Sudan of violations of human rights.=====
 * =====The Sudanese government starts displaced persons camps because of the rights violation.=====

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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.

__**An Interactive Google Map of South Sudan**__
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** __Facts__ **



 * 1% of households in have a bank account
 * 51% below the poverty line
 * $4 billion in foreign aid
 * US
 * UK
 * Netherlands
 * Norway
 * 75% of Sudanese oil fields
 * 98% of income from oil
 * 7.2% predicted economic growth
 * 83% rural population
 * 90% Christian

**__Works Cited__**
"THE CHEVRON PERIOD: 1974-92." //Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights://. Web. 23 May 2012. . "History of South Sudan." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 May 2012. Web. 23 May 2012. . "OIL & CONFLICT TIMELINE." //OIL & CONFLICT TIMELINE//. Web. 23 May 2012. . "Sudan Profile." //BBC News//. BBC, 05 Jan. 2012. Web. 23 May 2012. . "Sudan." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 May 2012. Web. 23 May 2012. .

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