2012 in South Sudan

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

Incumbents

 * President: Salva Kiir Mayardit
 * Vice President: Riek Machar

January

 * January 1 - South Sudan is to send more troops and police to Pibor, the scene of ethnic violence.
 * January 2 - Up to 50,000 people flee their homes in a border area of South Sudan amid ethnic violence.
 * 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.
 * January 15 - South Sudan accuses neighboring Sudan of "stealing" its oil exports.
 * January 20 - The United Nations says 120,000 people in South Sudan required aid amid tribal fighting.

February

 * 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.

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