Bor massacre

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.[2] Amnesty International said at least 2,000 Dinka were killed, though the real number may have been higher.[3] In the years which followed, an estimated 25,000[4] 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.[5] At the time, Riek Machar described the incident as "propaganda" and "myth".[4] In 2012, he publicly apologized for his part in the massacre.[6][7][8]

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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. "South Sudan: White Army 'abandons war march' on Bor town". bbcnews.com. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  3. "Tangled web of South Sudan politics spells bleak future". bbcnews.com. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. "Reclaiming the past in Southern Sudan". bbcnews.com. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  6. "South Sudan VP confirms apology for Bor Massacre". sudantribune.com. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  7. You Tube Channel 4 UK TV Report by Mark Stucke Nov 1991
  8. Sudan Tribune August 31, 2007 http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article23545. By Gatkuoth Lam. Dinka Bor Massacre

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