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Sudan's Formal independence from Britan and Egypt. A North South civil war had begun in the previous year after southern army officers muninied, which means to refuse to obey the orders of a person in authority.
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There was an Oil discovery in South Sudan that leads to more clashes and conflict in the area.
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Fighting had dragged on until 1972, when a peace agreement granted southern Sudan regional autonomy for internal matters.
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The war begun to flare up again after the president, Jaafar Nimeri abrogated the peace accord agreement and announced that he would Turn the country of Sudan into a Muslim Arab state. The fighting between the rebels and other groupes pressed on for 2 decades.
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There is a drought that ends up causing widespread famine.
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Omar Hassan al-Bashir takes power
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The United States imposes a trade embargo.
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the First oil exports.
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The peace accord between the north and south is signed. The south was given Autonomy for six years, followed by a referendum or wether it should remain part of Sudan or secede.
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South Sudanese begin voting on a referendum in which they overwhelmingly favored secession from the North.
