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The Djallaba Tribe
In the early 19th century, the "Djallaba", a group of northern Muslim traders mostly from the Ja' aliyyin and Danagla tribes of the Nile valley, came in increasing numbers to southern Sudan, especially nothern Bahr al- Ghazal, which became an important source of slaves. The Jallaba made their fortunes in the slave trade, although some also worked as boatment and soliers. -
Slaves
The south- western region of Bahr al- Ghazal was one of the most prominent centers of slave trading on the African continent in the late 19th century -
Trades
From the mid- 1800s foreign traders encouraged hostile tribal groups to raid each other for treasure including ivory and slaves -
New Law
In the 1920s a series of laws, the Closed Disticts Ordinances places tight controls on access to the South, the Nuba Mountains, Darfur and Southern Blue Nile. -
Southern Policy
In 1947 Southern Policy was abandoned after the Jaba Conference organized by the colonial government, at which Southern chiefs agreed with northern nationalists to pursue a united Sudan -
Cario Conference
Cario Conference on self-rule, on the grounds that they had "no party or organziation" -
The Country
the captial of Sudan is Khartoum. The neighbors of sudan are Chad and Eritrea. The major rivers that run through Sudan are The Nile River, The Blue Nile, and The White Nile. -
Sudan
Sudan became independent Class Source -
Civil War
Civil war in the south begins and is led by the Anya Nya movement Class Source -
Oil found
Oil was discovered in Bentiu in southern Sudan and the North part of Sudan will soon start attacking for the oil. -
War
A civil war breaks out in the south involving government forces and the SPLM led by John Garang Class source -
Chemicals
USA launces a missile attack on a chemical plant in Khartoum assumed to develop chemical weapons possibly in coorporation with the Al'Qaeeda terror network. Civilians are killed in the attack. The Sudanese government denies any link to terror and chemical weapons. Class source -
Oil
Sudan begins to export oil -
Al- Turabi
Islamist leader Al-Turabi's party, the Popular National Congress, signs memorandum of understanding with the southern rebel SPLM's armed wing, the SPLA. Al- Turabi was arressted the next day with more arressts of PNC members in the folllowing months. Class Source -
Peace Deal
Government and SPLA sign landmark ceasefire agreement providing for six-month renewable ceasefire in central Nuba Mountains- a key rebel stronghold.Talks to kenya lead to a breakthrough agreement between the government and southern rebels on ending the 19-year civil war. -
Death
Vice president and former rebel leader John Garang is killed in a plane crash. He is succeeded by Salva Kiir. Garang's death sparks deadly clashed in the capital betwen southern Sudanese and northern Arabs.
