EFFECTS OF THE SUDAN CIVIL WAR 1955 TO 2005
Over 2 million people or so perished in cold blood since 1955 to 2005 and a lot of property destroyed including roads, homesteads, plantations, destroying the family ties and stability. A number of rebel groups were formed in the South to fight for the Southern hegemony/ independence, these included the Nyanya and SPLA. It brought to the lime light important personalities in the politics of southern Sudan like Joseph Lagu and John Garanga and Salva Kiir. These were very instrumental in determining the politics of this large state. Sudan harboured terrorist groups as USA would want us to agree for example when Carols Dijacko was found in Sudan; the country attracted interest of intelligence operatives like CIA. The war fostered cold war politics in the region. On many occasions USA, USSR, Israel and other Arab states came in to help either northern or southern Sudan. Southern Sudan experienced substantial decline in the social standards of living, people lacked the basic needs lik...