Southern Sudan Explained

Southern Sudan may refer to:

• the southern regions of the present-day Republic of Sudan in North Africa
• South Sudan (est. 2011), the independent republic in East Africa
• Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983), part of the Republic of Sudan, that latterly mostly became the Republic of South Sudan
• Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (2005–2011), part of the Republic of Sudan, that latterly mostly became the Republic of South Sudan

See also

• • Sudan (disambiguation)