Bor massacre

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Bor massacre
Part of Second Sudanese Civil War and Ethnic violence in South Sudan
Location Bor County, Sudan (now South Sudan)
DateNovember 15, 1991
Target Dinka people
Deaths5,000 to 20,000
Victims25,000 more died from famine as a result of the massacre
Perpetrators Riek Machar's SPLA-Nasir
Nuer fighters

The Bor massacre was a massacre of an estimated 5,000 to 20,000 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 5,000 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] [ dead link ] [8] [9]

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References

  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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tangled web of South Sudan politics spells bleak future". bbcnews.com. 19 December 2013. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "South Sudan VP confirms apology for Bor Massacre". sudantribune.com. 4 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  8. ↑ You Tube Channel 4 UK TV Report by Mark Stucke Nov 1991 Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Sudan Tribune August 31, 2007 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article23545 Archived 2018-06-27 at the Wayback Machine . By Gatkuoth Lam. Dinka Bor Massacre

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