DARFUR, SUDAN
Gavin Herzog
Bridget Donkor
February 1, 2016
Sides and conflict
(Bad)- The Sudanese Government and the Arab Militias
known as the Janjaweed. The Janjaweed is funded by the
government to carry out acts of violence against civilians
and defend against the SLM and JEM.
(Good)-The main rebel groups are the Sudanese
Liberation movement(SLM), the Justice and Equality
Movement (JEM), and the United Nations-African Union
mission (UNAMID). Both the SLM and JEM
Have been rivals
http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/darfur-genocide
People affected: African Minorities
- Mainly men women and children who were considered
minorities were targeted by the oppressive Sudanese
government.
- The Sudanese government was responsible for the killing,
torture, raping and displacing millions.
today
- It I estimated that as of
today, 480,000 people have
been killed and 2.8 million
have been relocated
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http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/darfur-genocide
http://www.ushmm.org/confrontgenocide/cases/south-sudan
Dates:
(1956)- Sudan gains independence from Britain.
(1955-1972)- First Sudanese civil war
(1989)- Brigadier-General Omar Hassan Ahmad alBashir leads a military coup creating the oppressive
Sudanese government.
(2003)- Sudanese government starts recruiting local
militias to assault African civilians and the genocide
begins in Darfur.
(2005-2006)-Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) is
negotiated.
(2006)-President George W. Bush calls to double
the amount of international troops in Darfur.
Dates Continued(2006)-President George W. Bush calls to double
the amount of international troops in Darfur.
(2008)-United Nations-African Union mission
(UNAMID) is sent to help maintain peace in Darfur.
(2009-2010)-International Criminal Court issues a
warrant for Sudanese president Omar Bashir’s
arrest and for charges of genocide.
(2010)-The Sudanese Government and the JEM
sign a peace agreement.
http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-andconflicts/darfur-genocide
http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-and-conflicts/darfurgenocide
End ResultThe Sudanese Government and the JEM sign a
peace agreement in 2010, but the Janjaweed
continues to attack civilians and raid villages.
There are also accusations against the Sudanese
army for launching air raids against Darfur villages.
The Janjaweed has moved into chad and begun
to terrorize the people there as well.
Vow
We pledge to help in the prevention of
genocide be educating others about the
consequences and encouraging others to speak
out against genocide.
http://www.ushmm.org/confrontgenocide/cases/sudan
http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/genocides-andconflicts/darfur-genocide
http://www.ushmm.org/confrontgenocide/cases/south-sudan