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Egypt conquered and unified the northern portion of the country.
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A religious leader named Muhammad ibn Abdalla proclaimed himself the expected one and began a religious crusade to unify the tribes in western and central Sudan.
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The Mahdi led a nationalist revolt culminating in the fall of Khartoum
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While nominally administered jointly by Egypt and Britain, Britain exercised control, formulated policies, and supplied most of the top administrators.
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The Closed Districts Ordinances placed tight controls on access to the south.
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Southern policy was abandoned after the Juba Conference organized by colonial goverment.
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Sudan Civil war General Ibrahim Abboud was a general in the south, He pursued of Arabization and Islamization to strengthened southern opposition. A civilian caretaker government assumed control eventually divided into two factions overthrows Gen. Abboud.
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Khartoum.Chad, Central African Republic, Congo, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Yemen, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia.. White Nile, Blue Nile, Nile River..
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Sothern soldiers mutinied rather than follow orders tranferring them to the north.
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Shari'a law was incorporated into the goverment's legal system.
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Nimeiri was overthrown by a popular uprising in Khartoum provoked by a collapsing economy.
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A civilian government took over after the elections.
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An Islamic army faction, led by General Umar al-Bashir mounted a coup and installed the National Islamic Front.
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The Government of Sudan and the SPLM/A initialed the final elements of the comprehensive agreement.
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The two parties formally signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
