Bor massacre

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The Bor massacre was a massacre of an estimated 2,000 civilians in Bor on November 15, 1991 during the Second Sudanese Civil War. The massacre [1] was carried out mostly by Nuer fighters from SPLA-Nasir, led by Riek Machar, and the militant group known as the Nuer White Army, shortly after Machar split off from the SPLA led by John Garang. [2] [3] Amnesty International said at least 2,000 Dinka were killed, though the real number may have been higher. [4] In the years which followed, an estimated 25,000 [5] more died from famine as their cattle were either stolen or shot and the fighting had displaced them from the land they had once cultivated. [6] At the time, Riek Machar described the incident as "propaganda" and "myth". [5] In 2012, he publicly apologized for his part in the massacre. [7] [8] [9]

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  1. ↑ Richard Cockett Sudan: Darfur and the failure of an African state. 2010. Hobbs the Printers Ltd, Totton, Hampshire. ISBN   978-0-300-16273-8
  2. ↑ Copnall, James. "South Sudan's massacre among many". Al Jazeera . Archived from the original on 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  3. ↑ "South Sudan: White Army 'abandons war march' on Bor town". BBC News . 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tangled web of South Sudan politics spells bleak future". bbcnews.com. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Riek Machar in tears as he admits to 1991 Bor massacres". thelondoneveningpost.com. 16 August 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Reclaiming the past in Southern Sudan". bbcnews.com. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "South Sudan VP confirms apology for Bor Massacre". sudantribune.com. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  8. ↑ You Tube Channel 4 UK TV Report by Mark Stucke Nov 1991
  9. ↑ Sudan Tribune August 31, 2007 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article23545. By Gatkuoth Lam. Dinka Bor Massacre

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