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2001
More than 14,550 slaves are freed after pressure from human rights groups. -
2002
the government and SPLA signs a protocol to end the civil war. -
2003
The 2 rebelgroups representing the African population in Darfur starts a rebellion against the government as protest against neglection and suppression. -
2004
A historic peace agreement is signed, but the situation in Darfur remains unchanged and extremely critical. -
2005
United Nations Security Council agrees to send 10,000 peace keeping soldiers to Southern Sudan. Again the descision does not cover the Darfur region. -
2006
Jan Pronk, the UN's top official in Sudan, is expelled. -
2007
Violence and killings continues in the Darfur region. The conflict is in reality a genocide and is still considered the worst huminitarian disaster in the world. -
2008
Southern defence minister Dominic Dim Deng is killed in a plane crash in the south. -
2009
Darfur war is over, says UN military commander in the region, in comments condemned by activists. -
2010
South Sudan gains independence. -
2011
Sudan accused of bombing refugee camp in Yida, Unity State, South Sudan. -
2012
Some 655,000 have been displaced or severely affected by fighting between the army and rebels in states bordering on South Sudan, the UN reports. -
2013
Wave of demonstrations across the country over the government's decision to cut fuel subsidies. Scores of people die in clashes with police. -
2014
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court halts investigations into war crimes in Darfur for lack of support from the UN Security Council. -
2015
President Bashir is re-elected for another five year term. He wins nearly 95 percent of the vote in a poll marked by low turnout and boycotted by most opposition parties.