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1956 Sudan gains independence
Once sudan gained its independence
It suffered many problems politically -
November 17 1958 sudan became a dictatorship
In november 1958 sudan military became a dictatorship -
1969-1985
In 1969 government was overthrown and had Colonel Jafaar al Nimieri stayed that way till 1985 -
1972-2005 Civil war
The first civil war happened in sudan
It ended in the country splitting in two -
March 1 1979
In march 1979 the united states ambassador of sudan cleo a noel with george curtis moore they were kidnapped by 8 men on gun point -
1983 second civil war
While it was a second civil war it seemed to be more of a continuation of the first war but this would last till 2005 -
1984-1985
The great drought that raised the desertification of sudan which caused famine and also made food shortages -
1990s
in the 1990s Sudan economy has began to get better from what it was and has been improving ever since -
2004
A congo war ended up with a village in sudan getting attacked -
2008
In 2008 a genocide happened in sudan leaving over 400000 people dead with people dieing of starvation -
2009
In 2009 about 1.1% of the population of sudan was living with aids and 82% of children were vaccinated against measles -
2011
South Sudan broke off from Sudan and made south Sudan
