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War Near School (2)
Who was involved: All the people in Sudan
When did the event happen: In 1985
Where did the event happen: Near Salva's school in Southern Sudan
What happened: War between the North and South of Sudan came near Salva’s school
Why did it happen: North of Sudan wanted the South to learn Muslim because most of the North was Muslim -
Meeting a New Friend
Who was involved: Salva and his new friend Marial
When did the event happen: In 1985
Where did the event happen: In the desert, Southern Sudan
What happened: Salva was walking and he accidentally stepped on Marial's hand, and after that they became friends.
Why did it happen: Salva stepped on Marial hand, and then they just became friends after that -
Finding and Losing
Who was involved: Salva, Salva’s Uncle(Jewiir), Marial
When did the event happen: In 1985
Where did the event happen: Desert, Southern Sudan
What happened: Salva found his Uncle one day, and the next day when Salva woke up, Uncle told him that his friend was dead
Why did it happen: Uncle found him in the group, and Marial was eaten by a lion -
Losing a Family Member (4)
Who was involved: Salva, Uncle, Nuer Tribe
When did the event happen: 1985
Where did the event happen: Southern Sudan, Akobo Desert
What happened: the Group was heading toward a refugee camp and they had stopped to rest, Six men from the Nuer Tribe had come and robbed them and one of them had killed Uncle.
Why did it happen: The Nuer and the Dinka have been in conflict for many years, and since they don’t like each other that’s probably why. -
Where Will I Go Now?
Who was involved: Salva, People at the refugee camp
When did the event happen: July 1991
Where did the event happen: Itang refugee camp, Ethiopia
What happened: Everyone was getting kicked out of the camp because the camp was closing
Why did it happen: The camp was closing -
Gilo River and Crocodiles
Who was involved: Salva, people at the refugee camp, Crocodiles
When did the event happen: 1991
Where did the event happen: Gilo river, Ethiopia, Southern Sudan
What happened: Everyone was forced to cross the Gilo River and there were crocodiles everywhere and gunshots too
Why did it happen: Since the camp was closing down, everyone was forced to leave and go somewhere else -
Being a Leader
Who was involved: Salva, the group of boys
When did the event happen: 1991-1992
Where did the event happen: Southern Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia
What happened: Salva made up his mind and walked south to Kenya, and the group of boys just followed him because they didn’t know where to go and by the end of the day, Salva was the group leader.
Why did it happen: It was the only option for Salva, and the group just followed him -
Whole New World (1)
Who was involved: Salva, 300,000 other boys
When did the event happen: 1996
Where did the event happen: Rochester, New York, Kenya
What happened: Rumor was that 300,000 boys were going to America, but it was only if you were healthy and an orphan. And Salva had all of those and he was selected to go to America.
Why did it happen: I think since a lot of the boys were orphans, they decided to send some boys to a family in America. -
Father Reunion (3)
Who was involved: Salva, Salva’s Father
When did the event: 2003
Where did the event happen: Rochester, New York Sudan
What happened: Salva got an email saying that his father was in the hospital, and he wanted to see if he could go see him. He was able to see him and was able to catch up with him.
Why did it happen: Salva has not seen his father in 19 years, and when he saw that when he was in the hospital, he decided to go until it's too late. -
Raise Water for Sudan (5)
Who was involved: Salva, Nuer tribe
When did the event happen: 2009
Where did the event happen: Southern Sudan
What happened: Salva had raised water for his people, the Dinka tribe, and since he knows that the Nuer tribe has trouble finding water and both tribes have been in conflict for years, he decided that this year he will raise water for the Nuer.
