2011 in Sudan
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- President: Omar al-Bashir
- Vice President:
- Salva Kiir Mayardit (First, until July 9); then Ali Osman Taha (from September 13)
- Ali Osman Taha (Second, until 13 September 2011); then Al-Haj Adam Youssef
Events
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January
- January 4 – President Omar al-Bashir has reassured that should South Sudan secede, his country will still help them in a visit to Juba.[1]
- January 5 – A Hungarian UN peacekeeper who was abducted 90 days ago is released.[2]
- January 7 – Thousands enter Southern Sudan from Sudan in preparation for the referendum for independence.[3]
- January 8 – Several people are killed in clashes with security police in southern Sudan before tomorrow's independence referendum in the south.[4]
- January 9 – People in southern Sudan vote in an independence referendum for the south.[5]
- January 10 – Three people are killed in clashes between government forces and the Sudan Liberation Movement in northern Darfur.[6]
- January 12 – Estimates put the turnout of the referendum for the south's independence at over 60%, passing the threshold for the result to be declared valid.[7]
- January 16 – Southern Sudanese leader Salva Kiir calls on the people of the south to forgive the north for the civil war.[8]
- January 18 – Three Sudanese military officers are killed in clashes with rebels in western Darfur.[9]
- January 21 – 21 people are killed in clashes between government forces and rebels in Darfur.[10] In the south, almost 99% of voters support splitting from the north.[11]
- January 25 – The government and the Sudan Liberation Army clash for the second time in a week with claims by insurgents of shooting down helicopters killing 3. The government denies this claiming that 25 rebels were killed.[12]
- January 30 – Hundreds of protesters take to the streets inspired by the protests in Tunisia and Egypt in Khartoum against the government, demanding resignation of President al-Bashir. The protests are met with brutal force from riot police including tear gassing and beating.[13]
- January 31 – A student protester is killed by riot police in Khartoum.[14] The south also declares it will secede from Sudan on July 9, 2011, after a result of 99% in favour of independence.[15]
February
- February 2 – The Sudanese government accepts the results of the independence referendum in the south.[16]
- February 4 – Protesters in Sennar are beaten and tear gassed by riot police.[17]
- February 5 – 20 people are killed in a military shootout in Malakal in the south of the country.[18]
- February 6 – A mutiny in the Sudanese army in the south kills 30 people.[19]
- February 9 – Southern Sudanese minister Jimmy Lemi Milla and his bodyguard are shot dead as a result of a personal dispute.[20]
- February 10 – The truce in the south is broken as 16 people die in clashes in the state of Jonglei.[21]
- February 11 – The death toll from clashes between rebels loyal to George Athor and the military in southern Sudan rises to 100.[22]
- February 27 – A demonstration against electoral fraud in Khartoum is broken up by riot police.[23]
March
- March 8 – Rebels begin to protest after Sudan divides Darfur up into smaller states.[24]
- March 10 – Clashes between the government and rebels in Darfur kill 17 people.[25]
- March 12 – Southern Sudanese leaders accuse President al-Bashir of attempting overthrow their government.[26]
- March 18 – Clashes between rebels loyal to Athor and southern Sudan's government result in 70 deaths.[27]
April
- April 24 – 57 people are killed in clashes between the army and militia in the south.[28]
- April 28 – President al-Bashir threatens to not recognise South Sudan if they claim the Abyei region.[29]
May
- May 5 – The government passes a bill to approve the creation of two new states in Darfur's existing three, outraging rebels who see it as a way of the government to increase power.[30]
- May 10 – Over 80 people are killed in an attack by insurgents on a cattle camp in southern Sudan.[31] In the Abyei region, 4 UN peacekeepers are shot.[32]
- May 18 – Sudanese jets bomb a village in Darfur according to the UN.[33]
- May 21 – Southern Sudan claims that Sudan has begun invading the Abyei region.[34] The government takes control of it with the UN confirming the events.[35]
- May 22 – The United Nations Security Council demands that Sudan withdraw troops from Abyei.[36]
- May 24 – The UN reveals that over 20,000 people have fled Abyei to southern Sudan after the takeover of the region 3 days ago.[37] In response to this, a southern minister resigns.[38]
- May 26 – Salva Kiir demands Sudan withdraw from Abyei and declares there will be no war.[39]
- May 31 – Kiir and al-Bashir agree to demilitarise the border at Abyei.[40]
June
- June 2 – Officials say nearly 100 people were killed in clashes between the north and south in Abyei.[41]
- June 3 – Two rebels are killed in clashes with the government in Darfur.[42]
- June 4 – Sudan dismisses UN calls to withdraw from Abyei.[43]
- June 5 – Fighting breaks out in South Kordofan between the north and south governments.[44]
- June 6 – Shooting is reported in the city of Kaduqli in South Kordofan.[45]
- June 7 – Fighting in South Kordofan kills 6 people.[46]
- June 10 – The south accuses the north of bombing a village in Unity State, killing 3.[47]
- June 19 – Monitors say the north is massing in South Kordofan amid tensions with the south.[48]
- June 20 – The north and south sign a ceasefire over Abyei with Ethiopian peacekeepers permitted in the region.[49]
- June 22 – President al-Bashir threatens to cut off pipelines of South Sudanese petroleum if a deal for oil is not agreed upon by July 1.[50]
- June 27 – A train carrying a southern Sudanese returnee in South Kordofan is attacked by northern Arab groups killing said returnee.[51]
- June 28 – President al-Bashir visits Beijing, China to discuss the south's independence that will soon be granted.[52]
July
- July 9 – The Republic of South Sudan secedes from Sudan becoming a sovereign state.
- July 19 – A leaked UN report says there may have been war crimes committed in the conflict in South Kordofan.[53]
August
September
October
November
December
References
- ↑ "Sudan leader Bashir reassures south ahead of referendum". Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ↑ "Sudan: Unamid Peacekeeper Released After 90 Days of Captivity".
- ↑ "Thousands flock to south Sudan".
- ↑ "Deadly clashes ahead of Sudan vote".
- ↑ "Southern Sudan votes on independence".
- ↑ "Firefight in Sudan's Darfur Kills Three People, UN Reports".
- ↑ "South Sudan vote 'passes threshold'".
- ↑ "South Sudan leader Kiir urges forgiveness for civil war".
- ↑ "Gunfire Kills Three Sudanese Officers in Darfur, UN Reports".
- ↑ "Sudan army, Darfur rebel clash kills 21: military".
- ↑ "Almost 99 percent choose south Sudan split".
- ↑ "Darfur rebels and Sudan army in second clash in week".
- ↑ "Sudan police clash with protesters".
- ↑ "Sudanese student dies after protests: activists". Archived from the original on 2012-08-14.
- ↑ "South Sudan referendum: 99% vote for independence".
- ↑ "Sudanese accept south's vote to secede".
- ↑ "Police beat, arrest Sudanese at short-lived protests".
- ↑ "Fighting erupts in southern Sudan".
- ↑ "Fighting in south Sudan kills 30".
- ↑ "South Sudan minister shot dead".
- ↑ "Clashes break south Sudan truce".
- ↑ "South Sudan clashes with Athor in Jonglei: '100 dead'".
- ↑ "Sudan clamps down on election protest".
- ↑ "Darfur to be cut into smaller states; rebel protest". Archived from the original on 2012-05-14.
- ↑ "Sudan army, Darfur rebel clash kills 17: military". Archived from the original on 2011-03-10.
- ↑ "South Sudan accuses President Bashir of plot".
- ↑ "South Sudan: SPLA and Athor clashes 'kill scores'".
- ↑ "South Sudan clashes between army and militia kill 57".
- ↑ "Sudan: Bashir threatens south over Abyei".
- ↑ "Sudan divides Darfur in five smaller states".
- ↑ "More than 80 killed in south Sudan violence: army". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20.
- ↑ "Four UN peacekeepers wounded in shooting in Sudan's Abyei area".
- ↑ "Sudan jets bomb Darfur village, says UN".
- ↑ "South Sudan reports new northern attack in Abyei". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11.
- ↑ "North Sudan army takes control of border town Abyei".
- ↑ "U.N. urges Sudan army to pull out of Abyei positions".
- ↑ "At least 20,000 flee violence in Sudan's Abyei-UN".
- ↑ "Sudan's Abyei dispute: Minister Luka Biong Deng resigns".
- ↑ "S.Sudan says there will be no war over Abyei".
- ↑ "North and South Sudan Tentatively Agree to Demilitarize Disputed Border".
- ↑ "Nearly 100 civilians killed in Abyei, official says". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
- ↑ "Darfur rebels say clash with government troops". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11.
- ↑ "N.Sudan dismisses UN call for troops to quit Abyei". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11.
- ↑ "Clashes reported in Sudan flashpoint state". Archived from the original on 2011-06-10.
- ↑ "Shooting reported in Sudan flashpoint state's capital". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
- ↑ "Fighting kills six in Sudan's South Kordofan: UN". Archived from the original on 2012-09-18.
- ↑ "Sudan: SPLA accuses Khartoum of bombing Unity State".
- ↑ "Monitor says north army masses in Sudan oil state". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21.
- ↑ "North and South Sudan sign pact over Abyei".
- ↑ "Sudan to block oil pipeline if south will not pay".
- ↑ "South Sudan returnee train attacked in South Kordofan".
- ↑ "Sudan's Bashir in China for talks".
- ↑ "UN call for S Kordofan war crimes probe".
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