2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, including the clauses for an interim federal government, revenue sharing and the referendum. A polite analysis is that the agreement "called for the stipulation of institutions, the result of which worked imperfectly within a newly announced federal structure in the Sudan". Following signature of the agreement, the level of conflict escalated to the highest levels that had been seen since war broke out in 1955. The intensified conflict was funded in large part by foreign trade and investment associated with development of oil resources, many of which lay within the conflict area. References External links Full text of the Khartoum Peace Agreement (Sudan Peace Agreement) Text of all peace accords for Sudan Second Sudanese Civil War Treaties concluded in 1997