The Third South Sudan Civil War
2013-present
(Precursor Event)-First Sudanese Civil War
South Sudan is just always fighting. "Why?" you may ask, well it all started in 1955, when South Sudan wanted to break away from Sudan because South Sudan didn't have a fair level of autonomy. Guerrilla warfare went on and eventually stopped in 1972 because a peace deal was made. This deal was called the Addis Ababa Agreement. The Addis Ababa Agreement said that South Sudan would have a minor amount of autonomy, and that's what South Sudan wanted. Peace lasted 11 years until another civil war came about. This was the Second South Sudanese Civil War.
(Precursor Event)-The Second Sudanese Civil War
In 1983 fighting breaks out again because the President of Sudan at that time, President Nimeiry, abolished South Sudan's autonomy. As you could imagine, this infuriated South Sudan and they went to war again. This went on until 2005, when the North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement was made.
The Issue (Third Sudanese Civil War)
Riek Machar, ex- vice president of Salva Kiir Mayardit, gets accused of plotting to overthrow Mayardit. Mayardit is correct, and it turns out that Machar is leading the rebel force SPLM. Now, Salva Kiir Mayardit has to fight off the SPLM
This is South Sudan
This is South Sudan, It has 28 states and as you can see in the next map, several of them are affected.
What Places are being affected
This war is affecting most states along the White Nile River, and other states as well. People who lived in these states were internally displaced and moved to a non-violent state to stay away from trouble.
South Sudan Coal Production
As you can see, they can make a lot of coal, but they aren't that good at exporting it because they are at war
Economy Growth
South Africa, which is where South Sudan is located, does not have an economy like they would like. The South Sudan Civil Wars probably affects this. Yes, this graph is before the third civil war. But, you could imagine how much worse it would be if this graph was up to date.
Society
In the first and second war, South Sudan's autonomy rights were being fought for. In the current war, it is mainly about the people's rights to oil. South Sudan is very oil-rich, but does not give any to the people. The Sudan People's Liberation Army is fighting for their rights to have certain resources
Unites States Aid To Sudan
The United States are allies with South Sudan, and over the recent years they seem to fund more and more for mitigation purposes
Artwork
This was painted in South Sudan, and the reason this person painted an animal is probably because they might rely on animals to give them peace because they know that many people won't give peace.
Artwork
This is the South Sudan flag on someone's hand who is giving the thumbs-up. This was most likely made by someone who is loyal to the South Sudan government to show their support and try to get more people to join them
South Sudan's resources
They own the NIle River, and have access many natural resources like copper, gold, silver, etc. The SPLM does not own anything, because they are not an area, just a rebel group.
South Sudan President- Salva Kiir Mayardit
He is the President of South Sudan. He took over the country in 2011 and gained the country independence, which is what South Sudan wanted for over 45 years. He is now against Riek Machar, who is rebelling against the South Sudan Government.
Riek Machar-leads SPLM(Sudan People's Liberation Army)
Riek Machar is actually Salva Kiir Mayardit's ex- vice president. He now leads the rebel force SPLM and is trying to overthrow Salva Kiir Mayardit.
Weapons and Alliances
-Sudan used rifles acquired from Israel and had a very powerful army because they were the government.
-South Sudan got help from the U.S, but still had a very weak army.