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1882: The British invade Sudan.
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1885: An Islamic state is founded in Sudan.
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1885: An Islamic state is founded in Sudan.
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1955: Revolt and start of the civil war.
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October 1964: People of Sudan rebels. The military junta falls after a communist general strike. A national government is formed
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1978: Large findings of oil are made in Bentiu, southern Sudan. The oil becomes an important factor in the strife between North and South
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1881: Rebellion against the Turkish-Egyptian administration
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1956: Sudan gains independence
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1962: The civil war breaks out in the southern (mainly Christian/African) parts of Sudan
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1820: Sudan is conquered by Turkey and Egypt.
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1983: Numieri introduces the Islamic Sharia law to Sudan leading to a new breakout of the civil war in the Christian south. In the south the forces are led by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) under command by John Garang.
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July 20th 2002: the government and SPLA signs a protocol to end the civil war
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January 2004: Government army strikes down on uprising in Darfur region in the Western Sudan. More than 100,000 people seeks refuge in Chad
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March 15th 2005: United Nations Security Council agrees to send 10,000 peace keeping soldiers to Southern Sudan. Again the descision does not cover the Darfur region.
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the war is still going on
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1986: A civilian government is made in an effort to restore peace after general elections.
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