KnowraAddis Ababa AgreementAddis Ababa AgreementThe 1972 agreement that ended Sudan’s first civil war by granting southern Sudan regional autonomy within Sudan.BriefConnectSouthern Sudan Autonomous Region: An autonomous region in southern Sudan established under the 1972 Addis Ababa Agreement. The agreement’s central political outcome was a regional government for southern Sudan.First Sudanese Civil War: The 1955–1972 conflict between Sudan’s central government and southern insurgents. Ending this war was the agreement’s immediate purpose.Second Sudanese Civil War: The 1983–2005 war between Sudan’s government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and its allies. The collapse of the autonomy settlement preceded renewed rebellion in 1983.Autonomy: The right of a region or group to govern some affairs independently within a larger political state. The agreement used autonomy, rather than independence, to address southern Sudan’s demands.High Executive Council: The executive government established for the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region. It exercised regional executive authority under the settlement.Southern Sudan: The region of Sudan south of the country’s northern states, now largely within South Sudan. The autonomy granted by the agreement applied to this region.South Sudanese independence: The creation of the independent Republic of South Sudan on 9 July 2011. The agreement’s autonomy fell far short of the independence later achieved by the south.Self-determination: The principle that peoples may determine their political status and pursue their economic, social, and cultural development. The 1972 settlement granted regional self-government without providing a referendum on independence.People's Regional Assembly: The legislative body created to govern the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region. The agreement gave the autonomous region a legislature through this assembly.Sudan independence: The end of Anglo-Egyptian rule and establishment of an independent Sudan in 1956. Unresolved disputes over representation and power after independence helped fuel the conflict.Show all 23Linked from 6 pagesGaafar NimeiryBroader topic: Nimeiry’s government negotiated the settlement, which remained a landmark achievement of his rule.History of South SudanRelated: Its later erosion helped restart war between the Sudanese government and southern forces.John GarangCompared with: Unlike Garang’s later peace settlement, it did not provide a referendum on independence.Show all 6