the second sudan civil war effectively began when southern soldiers mutinied rather than follow orders transferring them to the north
while out of the country, Nimeri was overthrown by a popular uprising in Khartoum provoked by a collapsing economy , the war in sudan, and political repression
elections were held, and a civilian government took over after elections. there were tentative moves towards negotiating peace with the south.
an islamic army faction, led by general umar albashir mounted a coup and installed the national islamic front
they saw a growing sense of alienation in the western and easern regions of sudan from the arab center
they saw a successsion of regional efforts to broker an end to the sudanese civil war
the leaders of Eritrea, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Kenya pursued a peace initiative for the sudan under th eaupices of the intergovernment authority for development
the declaration of principles aimed to identify the essential elements necessary to a just and comprehensive peace settlement.
the sudanese government did not sign the DOP after major battlefeild losses to the sudan people`s liberation movement/army (SPLM/A)
with prospects for peace in sudan appearing fairly remote, the bush administration named former senator john danforth as its presidential envoy for peace in the sudan
peace talks resumed and continued with discussions regarding wealth sharing and three contested areas
the government of sudan and the SPLM/A signed a declaration committing themselves to conclude a final comprehnsive peace agreement.
the two parties formally signed the comprhensive peace agreement(CPA)
