<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Second Sudanese Civil War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Sudanese civil wars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Guerrilla forces of the Sudan People 's Liberation Army celebrate over a disabled tank . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 5 June 1983 -- 9 January 2005 ( 21 years , 7 months and 4 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Blue Nile , Nuba Mountains , Southern Sudan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Stalemate </P> <Ul> <Li> Comprehensive Peace Agreement </Li> <Li> Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement </Li> <Li> Independence of the Republic of South Sudan following a 2011 referendum </Li> <Li> Sudan -- SPLM - N conflict </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Sudan </P> <Ul> <Li> Armed Forces </Li> <Li> PDF </Li> <Li> Janjaweed </Li> </Ul> SSDF SPLA - Nasir Nuer White Army Army of Peace LRA Non-combat aid : Iran </Td> <Td> <P> SPLA </P> <Ul> <Li> SPLA - Torit </Li> <Li> SPDF </Li> <Li> ALF </Li> </Ul> SSLM Anyanya II Eastern Coalition Combat aid : Uganda ( from 1995 ) Ethiopia ( 1997 ) Eritrea ( 1996 - 1998 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gaafar Nimeiry Suwar al - Dahab Sadiq al - Mahdi Omar al - Bashir </Td> <Td> John Garang Salva Kiir Mayardit Dominic Dim Deng Riek Machar Peter Par Jiek Peter Gadet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1 -- 2 million dead ( mostly civilians , due to starvation and drought ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Second Sudanese Civil War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Part of the Sudanese civil wars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Guerrilla forces of the Sudan People 's Liberation Army celebrate over a disabled tank . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 5 June 1983 -- 9 January 2005 ( 21 years , 7 months and 4 days ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Blue Nile , Nuba Mountains , Southern Sudan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> <P> Stalemate </P> <Ul> <Li> Comprehensive Peace Agreement </Li> <Li> Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement </Li> <Li> Independence of the Republic of South Sudan following a 2011 referendum </Li> <Li> Sudan -- SPLM - N conflict </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Sudan </P> <Ul> <Li> Armed Forces </Li> <Li> PDF </Li> <Li> Janjaweed </Li> </Ul> SSDF SPLA - Nasir Nuer White Army Army of Peace LRA Non-combat aid : Iran </Td> <Td> <P> SPLA </P> <Ul> <Li> SPLA - Torit </Li> <Li> SPDF </Li> <Li> ALF </Li> </Ul> SSLM Anyanya II Eastern Coalition Combat aid : Uganda ( from 1995 ) Ethiopia ( 1997 ) Eritrea ( 1996 - 1998 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gaafar Nimeiry Suwar al - Dahab Sadiq al - Mahdi Omar al - Bashir </Td> <Td> John Garang Salva Kiir Mayardit Dominic Dim Deng Riek Machar Peter Par Jiek Peter Gadet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> 1 -- 2 million dead ( mostly civilians , due to starvation and drought ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the civil war in sudan start
when did the civil war in sudan start
5 June 1983
5 June 1983