Southern Sudan

Proper noun

Meaning

Southern Sudan

(historical) South Sudan: A former region in Sudan,, which gained independence as South Sudan.

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After the Comprehensive Peace Agreement between North and Southern Sudan on 9 January 2005, the increase in stability within the region helped further efforts in healthcare delivery. Source: Internet

Claire Mc Evoy and Emile LeBrun, Uncertain Future: Armed Violence in Southern Sudan, HSBA Working Paper No. 20, April 2010, p.13 In 2007 the IISS estimated that the SAF had 104,800 personnel supported by 17,500 paramilitary personnel. Source: Internet

French troops tried to claim an area in the Southern Sudan, and a much more powerful British force purporting to be acting in the interests of the Khedive of Egypt arrived to confront them. Source: Internet

Also present at the summit was Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, whose leadership is at odds with Southern Sudan. Source: Internet

Col Philip Aguer, a Southern Sudan military spokesman, said that the Misseriya - an Arab group who move their cattle through Abyei - attacked a village on Sunday with anti-tank weapons and artillery. Source: Internet

Nimeiri decided to dishonor the peace accord by encroaching unilaterally and illegitimately on the land rights of Southern Sudan. Source: Internet

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