The Second Sudanese Civil War ended soon after Peter graduated from High school and the film ended. In 2005, the war was over with a total of roughly two million deaths. It is said that the civilian death toll during the Second Sudanese Civil War is one of the highest of any war since World War II.
The war was mainly fought between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), a rebel group created on the hopes to establish an autonomous South Sudan, and the central government.
When the war finally ended in 2005, a peace agreement was decided on. This agreement basically stated that South Sudan could have autonomy for six years, and in return, resources would be shared between Sudan and South Sudan during these six years.
Although the Civil War has somewhat ended, The War in Darfur, which is a major armed-conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan, and is also a part of the Sudanese Civil Wars, is still going on to present day. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement rebel groups took up arms against the Government of Sudan, which they accused of marginalizing Darfur’s non-Arab population.
Up until the second half of 2008, thanks to increases in oil production, high oil prices, and large inflows of foreign direct investment, Sudan’s economy boomed. GDP growth registered more than 10% per year in 2006 and 2007. To present day, since 1997, Sudan has been working with the IMF to implement macroeconomic reforms, including a managed float of the exchange rate.
In January and February of 2009, there was a series of 2 air strikes in Sudan. One of which was in the Red Sea, allegedly conducted by Israel against Iranian arms being smuggled into the Gaza Strip through Sudan.
2010 was a big year as general elections were held in Sudan between the 11th and 15th of April, which was actually extended from the original end date of 13 April. The elections were held to elect the President and National Assembly of Sudan, as well as the President and Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan. The election brought to the end the transitional period which began when the decades-long Second Sudanese Civil War ended in 2005.
2011 was possibly one of the biggest years in Sudanese history, as a referendum took place in Southern Sudan from the 9th to 15th of January 2011, on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent. The referendum was one of the consequences of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement. On 7 February 2011, the referendum commission published the final results, with 98.83% voting in favour of independence. The predetermined date for the creation of an independent state was 9 July 2011.
In 2012, due to the high tension between both nations, a Sudan-South Sudan Border War, or the Heglig Crisis occurred. The armed conflict between the countries of Sudan and South Sudan in 2012 was over oil-rich regions between South Sudan's Unity and Sudan's South Kordofan.
The war was mainly fought between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), a rebel group created on the hopes to establish an autonomous South Sudan, and the central government.
When the war finally ended in 2005, a peace agreement was decided on. This agreement basically stated that South Sudan could have autonomy for six years, and in return, resources would be shared between Sudan and South Sudan during these six years.
Although the Civil War has somewhat ended, The War in Darfur, which is a major armed-conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan, and is also a part of the Sudanese Civil Wars, is still going on to present day. It began in February 2003 when the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army and Justice and Equality Movement rebel groups took up arms against the Government of Sudan, which they accused of marginalizing Darfur’s non-Arab population.
Up until the second half of 2008, thanks to increases in oil production, high oil prices, and large inflows of foreign direct investment, Sudan’s economy boomed. GDP growth registered more than 10% per year in 2006 and 2007. To present day, since 1997, Sudan has been working with the IMF to implement macroeconomic reforms, including a managed float of the exchange rate.
In January and February of 2009, there was a series of 2 air strikes in Sudan. One of which was in the Red Sea, allegedly conducted by Israel against Iranian arms being smuggled into the Gaza Strip through Sudan.
2010 was a big year as general elections were held in Sudan between the 11th and 15th of April, which was actually extended from the original end date of 13 April. The elections were held to elect the President and National Assembly of Sudan, as well as the President and Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan. The election brought to the end the transitional period which began when the decades-long Second Sudanese Civil War ended in 2005.
2011 was possibly one of the biggest years in Sudanese history, as a referendum took place in Southern Sudan from the 9th to 15th of January 2011, on whether the region should remain a part of Sudan or become independent. The referendum was one of the consequences of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement. On 7 February 2011, the referendum commission published the final results, with 98.83% voting in favour of independence. The predetermined date for the creation of an independent state was 9 July 2011.
In 2012, due to the high tension between both nations, a Sudan-South Sudan Border War, or the Heglig Crisis occurred. The armed conflict between the countries of Sudan and South Sudan in 2012 was over oil-rich regions between South Sudan's Unity and Sudan's South Kordofan.