1965 Babanusa massacre

Massacre in Sudan Babanusa massacre Babanusa, West Kordofan March 1965 Sudan 11 20 27 48 11 20 N 27 48 E region:SD inline Dinka Mass murder, Revenge killing Kerosene 72 Local Misseriya civilians The 1965 Babanusa Massacre happened in March 1965, when 72 Ngok Dinka civilians were burned by Misseria Arabs in the city of Babanusa in Sudan. Background The massacre is attributed to the First Sudanese Civil War and the fighting between Anyanya and the government forces.Deng Francis Mading War of Visions: Conflict of Identities in the Sudan 1995 Brookings Institution Washington, D.C 0815717938 291 In Abyei, where the Ngok Dinka traditionally live, there had been rising tension between the Misseriya pastoralists who seasonally migrated to Abyei and the Ngok Dinka who lived in Abyei. The tensions between the two groups was attributed to two attacks which took place a year before the massacre. The first attack happened in Gogrial, when the Anyanya attacked Misseriya merchants who had settled in the town. The second attack happened in the capital of Sudan, Khartoum, when northerners and southerners clashed over rumours surrounding the interior minister Clement Mboro.Deng 1995 292 In 1965, when the Misseria tribes started their migration towards Abyei, reports emerged of them heavily arming themselves. The Ngok Dinka to ask the government for protection. The government responded by transporting Ngok Dinka civilians from Abyei to nearby Sudanese towns of Babanusa, Al-Fulah and Muglad.Deng Francis Mading GREEN IS THE COLOR OF THE MASTERS The Legacy of Slavery and the Crisis of National Identity in Modern Sudan https://glc.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/events/cbss/Deng.pdf 22 April 2026 40 2004 The massacre In March 1965, Ngok Dinka civilians gathered at the police station of Babanusa to seek protection from attacking Misseriya. Group of Misseriya women and children burned down the police station with kerosene, killing all 72 Dinkas hiding.Deng 1995 292 The police station had 17 officers who were armed with rifles and four tear gas cylinders, none of which were used.Deng 1995 292 The attack led to long-lasting divisions between the Ngok Dinka and Misseriya. After the attack, Misseriya were increasingly recruited to government militaries and the Ngok Dinka started to join the Anyanya rebels en masse.Craze Joshua 2011 Creating Facts on the Ground: Conflict Dynamics in Abyei https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/sites/default/files/resources/HSBA-WP-26-Conflict-Dynamics-in-Abyei.pdf 10 22 April 2026 Small Arms Survey Geneva The massacre continues to be remembered by the Ngok Dinka. During the demonstrations on 4 March 2011, Ngok Dinka protesters outside an UNMIS compound shouted slogans referring to the Babanusa massacre.Craze 2011 67 References Category:March 1965 in Africa Category:1965 in Sudan Category:Dinka Category:First Sudanese Civil War Category:Massacres in 1965 Category:Massacres in Sudan Category:20th-century mass murders in Sudan Category:Anti-black racism in Sudan