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by the upsurge in slaving promoted by Egypt, factors including: actual capture of inhabitants, emigration of refugees, and epidemics. The population according to the 2008 census was lower still. This may have been partly due to the second
Sudanese civil war, 1983-1999, which devastated most of South Sudan, exacting a toll of two million dead civilians and hundreds of thousands of refugees.
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in which cattle herding Arabic speaking tribes conduct seasonal nomadic migrations. When the slave trade soared in the 1860s and 1870s, the region's population shrank dramatically, plunging by 75 percent to about 400,000. Depopulation was due to several factors all related to wars that were provoked
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in the second half of the 19th century, and Raga County is the only part of South Sudan with a significant number of
Muslims and Arabs. In addition to the Baggara Arabs, another local Muslim ethnic group is the Feroghe (Feroge, etc.). Traditionally, the northern part of Raga County falls within the
433:(Balanda Viri, Balanda Bagari)( Balanda are one people settling in different locations hence Dem Zubier, Bagari, Bazia and Tambura are geographical names not tribal. they were found in both western Equatoria and Western Bahar El Ghazal states),
453:, and many others. Despite the common element "Balanda" in their names, the first two ethnicities are not related. Despite frequent mentions of the existence of a "Fertit people" in Western Bahr el Ghazal, there is no such people.
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in particular, was the part of South Sudan that was most affected by the slave trade conducted by nearby Muslim sultanates from the 18th century on and by
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in 2020, Western Bahr el Ghazal was reestablished along with the rest of the original ten states of South Sudan. Kiir appointed
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Birmingham, David; Martin, Phyllis M. (eds.).
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as governor, and the only woman to be appointed of eight governors.
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to the south. To the north it shares a border with the states of
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Sudanese era power was controlled mainly by the
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Following a peace agreement at the conclusion of the
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Western Bahr el Ghazal is situated in South Sudan's
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514:Western Bahr el Ghazal is divided into three
177:91,079.95 km (35,166.17 sq mi)
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729:. London and Nairobi: Rift Valley Institute.
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255:census conducted in 2008. It is part of the
325:Islamic Movement for the Liberation of Raja
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616:as part of Western Bahr el Ghazal, though
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271:to the west. The portion now occupied by
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19:State in Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan
666:is located in the north-west of Wau
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636:is the capital city of the state.
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75:Location in South Sudan.
1009:Northern Bahr el Ghazal
829:"FAMINE IN SUDAN, 1998"
727:The Kafia Kingi enclave
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371:Northern Bahr el Ghazal
259:region. Its capital is
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103: /
1155:Categories
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204:Time zone
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