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2006 in Sudan

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2006
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Sudan

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See also:Other events of 2006
History of Sudan

The following lists events that happened during 2006 in Sudan.

Incumbents

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Events

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March

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  • March 3 – Kenya and Sudan, completing trade talks that have gone on since 2001, announce plans to sign a landmark trade agreement.[1]

April

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May

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  • May 16 – The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to initiate the process which would lead to a UN peacekeeping force relieving the beleaguered African Union peacekeepers in the war-torn Darfur region. The government of Sudan opposes the move.[3]

June

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  • June 3 – Human Rights Watch releases a video showing South Sudanese Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon bribing cult and rebel leader Joseph Kony and his second-in-command Vincent Otti of the Lord's Resistance Army to not attack southern Sudanese citizens.[4]
  • June 8 – A delegation from the rebel Lord's Resistance Army arrives in Juba for peace talks with the Ugandan government to be mediated by Riek Machar, Vice President of Southern Sudan.[5]
  • June 25 – The Sudanese government announces the lifting of a partial ban on United Nations operations in the conflict-hit Darfur region. The ban was made after the government accused the UN of transporting a rebel leader who opposes a recent peace deal.[6]

July

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  • July 14 – Talks begin in Juba between delegations from the Lord's Resistance Army and the Ugandan Government with a view to ending the conflict centred in Acholiland. The leader of the Ugandan delegation, Internal Affairs Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda had stated that obtaining a quick ceasefire is his priority.[7]

August

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  • August 8 – As Chadian President Idriss Déby is sworn into his third term in office; he hugs Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who only a few days ago was overseeing a campaign to overthrow the second Déby administration.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sudan: Kenya And Sudan Set to Sign Trade Accord". 4 March 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  2. ^ "No breakthrough at Darfur talks". 9 April 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ^ "UN begins Darfur peacekeeper move". 16 May 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Sudan: Reg. Govt Pays Ugandan Rebels Not to Attack". 3 June 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  5. ^ "LRA rebels arrive for Sudan talks". 8 June 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Sudan ends ban on UN Darfur work". 27 June 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Uganda: Ceasefire First On Kony Agenda". 15 July 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Bashir makes surprise Chad visit". 8 August 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2015.