Bor massacre explained
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 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".[6] In 2012, he publicly apologized for his part in the massacre.[7] [8] [9]
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Notes and References
- [Richard Cockett]
- Web site: Copnall. James. South Sudan's massacre among many. live. 2021-12-13. Al Jazeera. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20201213125517/https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/4/23/south-sudans-massacre-among-many . 2020-12-13 .
- News: 29 December 2013. South Sudan: White Army 'abandons war march' on Bor town. BBC News. 29 December 2013.
- News: Tangled web of South Sudan politics spells bleak future. bbcnews.com. 20 December 2013. 19 December 2013.
- News: Reclaiming the past in Southern Sudan. bbcnews.com. 20 December 2013. 1 July 2006.
- News: Riek Machar in tears as he admits to 1991 Bor massacres. thelondoneveningpost.com. 20 December 2013. 16 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514232458/http://www.thelondoneveningpost.com/riek-machar-breaks-down-in-tears-as-he-admits-to-1991-bor-massacres/. 14 May 2019. dead.
- News: South Sudan VP confirms apology for Bor Massacre. sudantribune.com. 20 December 2013. 4 April 2012.
- You Tube Channel 4 UK TV Report by Mark Stucke Nov 1991
- [Sudan Tribune]
