2012 in South Sudan

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See also:	Other events of 2012; Timeline of South Sudanese history;

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Republic of South Sudan.

Incumbents

January 1 - South Sudan is to send more troops and police to Pibor, the scene of ethnic violence.^[1]
January 2 - Up to 50,000 people flee their homes in a border area of South Sudan amid ethnic violence.^[2]
January 12 - South Sudan deposited the instruments of ratification for both the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and Montreal Protocol, for ratification to take effect April 11.^[3]
January 15 - South Sudan accuses neighboring Sudan of "stealing" its oil exports.^[4]
January 20 - The United Nations says 120,000 people in South Sudan required aid amid tribal fighting.

February 2 - The People's Republic of China asks for assistance from South Sudan to obtain the release of 29 Chinese workers held captive in Sudan for five days.
February 11 - Sudan and South Sudan sign a non-aggression treaty.
February 14 - A Sudanese air strike hits the South Sudanese state of Unity, injuring four soldiers in a contested area.

The presidents of both Sudan and South Sudan meet in Ethiopia, and after days of discussion, agree on trade, oil and security deals.^[5]

^ "South Sudan 'sends more troops' to strife-torn town Pibor". 1 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
^ "Up to 50,000 flee South Sudan violence - U.N." 2 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
^ "South Sudan Ratifies Ozone Protection Agreements". 26 January 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ "Sudan has started 'confiscating' southern oil". 15 January 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
^ "South Sudan profile - Timeline". BBC. BBC America. Retrieved 29 November 2020.