Agreement
Addis Ababa Agreement, 1972
The Addis Ababa Agreement ended the First Sudanese Civil War and created the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region; its 1983 abolition triggered the second civil war.
What happened
The First Sudanese Civil War (1955-1972), fought between the Sudanese government and southern Anya-Nya rebels, is estimated by one general-reference source to have killed between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people.[1] It ended with the Addis Ababa Agreement, signed 27 February 1972, which created the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region with its own legislature and executive and integrated Anya-Nya fighters into the national army.[2] President Gaafar Nimeiry abolished this autonomous region on 5 June 1983, an act that triggered the Second Sudanese Civil War.[2]
Sources for this page
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Claim: The First Sudanese Civil War, fought from 1955 between the Sudanese government and southern Anya-Nya rebels, is estimated by a general-reference source to have killed between 500,000 and 1,000,000 people.
- First Sudanese Civil War (Wikipedia) link, Casualties section. Source record
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Claim: The Addis Ababa Agreement, signed 27 February 1972, ended the First Sudanese Civil War and created the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region with its own legislature and executive, integrating Anya-Nya fighters into the national army; President Gaafar Nimeiry abolished this autonomous region on 5 June 1983, an act that triggered the Second Sudanese Civil War.
- Addis Ababa Agreement (1972) (Encyclopædia Britannica) link, Agreement terms and 1983 abolition section. Source record