South Sudan: History

1956

Sudan gains its independence from a joint British-Egyptian rule.

1962

First civil war between northern and southern parts of Sudan initiates.

1978 Oil is discovered in present-day South Sudan.

2005

North/South Comprehensive Peace Agreement ends the second civil war that took place in 1983; deal provides autonomy for the south.

2011

The people of South Sudan vote in favor of full independence from Sudan, after years of tension between nations, however, some border areas remain in dispute.

2012

The presidents of Sudan and South Sudan agree to trade, oil, and security deals.

2013

Sudan and South Sudan agree to resume pumping oil after a bitter dispute over fees that saw production shut down more than a year earlier.