Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (1972–1983)
| Southern Sudan Autonomous Region | |||||||||
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| Autonomous region of Sudan | |||||||||
| 1972–1983 | |||||||||
Map showing Southern Sudan (red) within Sudan (darker brown). | |||||||||
| Capital | Juba | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1983 | 619,745 km2 (239,285 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1983 | 5,466,700 | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| • Type | Autonomous region | ||||||||
| President of the High Executive Council | |||||||||
• 1972–1978 (first) | Abel Alier | ||||||||
• 1982–1983 (last) | Joseph James Tombura | ||||||||
| Legislature | People's Regional Assembly | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| 28 February 1972 | |||||||||
• Autonomy abolished | 5 June 1983 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | South Sudan | ||||||||
The Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was an autonomous region that existed in southern Sudan between 1972 and 1983. It was established on 28 February 1972 by the Addis Ababa Agreement which ended the First Sudanese Civil War. The region was abolished on 5 June 1983 by the administration of Sudanese President Gaafar Nimeiry. Revocation of southern autonomy was one of the causes of the Second Sudanese Civil War which would continue until January 2005, when southern autonomy was restored; the region became the independent Republic of South Sudan in 2011.