Religious Civil War in Sudan
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Abstract
The Republic of Sudan, established in 1956, has experienced two brutal civil wars since its independence. Tensions between the Muslim-Arab north and the predominantly Christian and animist south of the country erupted almost immediately after the end of Anglo-Egyptian joint rule and colonial rule. It took nearly half a century, countless sacrifices, and two peace treaties for South Sudan to finally break away from the mother country and become an independent state in 2011. This study summarizes the processes leading to armed violence, their religious aspects, and other circumstances relevant to civil wars.
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