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Independent Sudan until
Egypt conquered and unified the northern portion of the country. -
Muhammad ibn Abdalla
A religious leader named Muhammad ibn Abdalla proclaimed himself the expected one and began a religious crusade to unify the tribes in western and central Sudan. -
Taking advantage of dissatisfaction.
The Mahdi led a nationalist revolt culminating in the fall of Khartoum -
Anglo-Egyptian Response
While nominally administered jointly by Egypt and Britain, Britain exercised control, formulated policies, and supplied most of the top administrators. -
Series of laws
The Closed Districts Ordinances placed tight controls on access to the south. -
Southern Policy
Southern policy was abandoned after the Juba Conference organized by colonial goverment. -
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Sudan Civil War
Sudan Civil war General Ibrahim Abboud was a general in the south, He pursued of Arabization and Islamization to strengthened southern opposition. A civilian caretaker government assumed control eventually divided into two factions overthrows Gen. Abboud. -
Sudan's capitol, neighbors, and rivers
Khartoum.Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Yemen, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia.. White Nile, Blue Nile, Nile River.. -
Second cival war
Sothern soldiers mutinied rather than follow orders tranferring them to the north. -
Shari'a law
Shari'a law was incorporated into the goverment's legal system. -
Nimeiri Overthrown?
Nimeiri was overthrown by a popular uprising in Khartoum provoked by a collapsing economy. -
Elections.
A civilian government took over after the elections. -
National Islamic Front
An Islamic army faction, led by General Umar al-Bashir mounted a coup and installed the National Islamic Front. -
Comprehensive Peace Agreement
The Government of Sudan and the SPLM/A initialed the final elements of the comprehensive agreement. -
Peace argeement.
The two parties formally signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
