Development Of Sudan

By Spruell.w

  • Civil War

    Beginning of first civil war between north and south.

  • Sudan Gains Independence

    Sudan Gained Independence From Britain On January 1st 1956 , although it was ruled by both Britain and Egypt till the point

  • Abboud Overthrows Civilian Govt.

    General Abboud's military coup in November overthrows first civilian government.

  • Shell & Bp Want In

    Port Sudan refinery comes on-stream, operated by Shell and BP (Sudan) Ltd., a company set up in 1962 between Royal Dutch/Shell and BP. Capacity of 20,000 b/d later expanded to 25,000 b/d in early 1970s. (Shell still owns Port Sudan refinery)

  • Jaafar For President

    Jaafar Nimeiri becomes president after "May Revolution"; briefly anti-Western.
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    Disease Kills Children

    Famine and infectious diseases kill an estimated 75,000 children in Sudan.

  • Civil War breaks out in Sudan

    Civil war breaks out between North and South Sudan Government.Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), which is composed mostly of non-Muslims from southern part of country that oppose government efforts to impose Islamic law (sharia) over whole country

  • Conflict Over Land And Water

    There are recurrent clashes between Arab militias and village self-defence groups; mainly local conflicts over land and water.

  • Sudan Is Cut Off

    December 1988: US economic, military aid disbursements to Sudan (except for food aid) are frozen because of Sudan's failure for over a year to make $12 million in payments on its debt to US.

  • Nimeiri Nationalises Banks

    Nimeiri Nationalises All Bank , Many Large Companies Are Now Interested