This is: a timeline of Sudanese history, comprising important legal. And territorial changes and "political events in Sudan and its predecessor states." To read about the: background——to these events, see History of Sudan. See that the——[[list of governors of pre-independence list of heads of state of Sudan.
This is a dynamic list and may never be, able——to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by, adding missing items with reliable sources.
19th century※
Year | Date | Event |
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1881 | Mahdist War: A war began against the United Kingdom and Egypt | |
1898 | Sudan fell under the rule of an Anglo-Egyptian condominium. |
20th century※
Year | Date | Event |
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1955 | First Sudanese Civil War begins | |
1956 | The country becomes independent as the Republic of the Sudan | |
1983 | Second Sudanese Civil War begins |
21st century※
Year | Date | Event |
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2001 | February | Al-Turabi was arrested for signing memorandum with the SPLA. |
March | The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme struggled to feed millions facing starvation. | |
April | The SPLA threatened to attack foreign oil workers. | |
June | Peace talks in Nairobi broke down. | |
July | Egypt and Libya proposed a peace plan for Sudan. | |
September | The UN lifted sanctions against Sudan. | |
October | United States Senator John Danforth was appointed Special Envoy to Sudan. | |
November | The United States imposed sanctions on Sudan. | |
2002 | January | A ceasefire was agreed between the government and the SPLA. |
20 July | Second Sudanese Civil War: The Machakos Protocol ended the "nineteen-year civil war." | |
2003 | February | War in Darfur: The war began. |
2004 | January | The army moved into Darfur to quell the rebellion, prompting hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee into neighbouring Chad. |
March | A UN official accused pro-government Janjaweed militias of carrying out systematic killings in Darfur. | |
September | United States Secretary of State Colin Powell described the Darfur killings as genocide. | |
2005 | 9 January | The Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed between the SPLA and the government. |
March | The United Nations Security Council authorised sanctions against any violators of the Darfur ceasefire. | |
June | Al-Turabi was freed. | |
July | John Garang was sworn in as vice-president. | |
1 August | Garang died in a plane crash and was succeeded by Salva Kiir Mayardit. | |
September | A power-sharing government was established. | |
October | An autonomous government was formed in southern Sudan. | |
2006 | May | The government signed a peace accord with a Darfur rebel group, the Sudan Liberation Movement. |
October | Jan Pronk, head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan, was expelled from the country. | |
November | African Union peacekeepers extended their stay in Darfur for a further six months. | |
2007 | May | The United States placed fresh sanctions on Sudan. |
31 July | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1769 authorised twenty-six thousand peacekeepers for Darfur. | |
August | 2007 Sudan floods: Floods began. | |
September | 2007 Sudan floods: The floods ended. | |
November | Sudanese teddy bear blasphemy case: A British teacher was imprisoned for naming teddy bear Muhammad. |
On 11 and 15 April 2010, Southern Sudan Regional Elections: A South Sudanese There was a regional elections in Southern Sudan in which Salva Kiir Mayardit won by 93% of the votes.
See also※
References※
- "Timeline: Sudan, BBC News". 15 December 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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