South Sudan Timeline By Makenna P. May 5, 1955 Sudan's First Civil War Began http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14019202 May 5, 1962 Civil War led by the southern separatist Anya Nya movement http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14019202 May 5, 1972 Government concedes a measure of autonomy for southern Sudan in a peace agreement signed in Addis Ababa http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14019202 May 5, 1989 Military seizes power in Sudan http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14019202 May 5, 2002 Talks in Kenya lead to a breakthrough between southern rebels and Sudanese Government on ending the Civil War http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14019202 May 8, 2005 Autonomus government is formed in South Sudan in line with the January 2005 peace deal http://www.bbc.com/news/world/africa Jul 9, 2011 South Sudans Independence http://www.bbc.com/news/world/africa
