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Revolt against the Turco-Egyptian administration
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On January 19, 1899 Britain and Egypt signed a condominium agreement under which the Sudan was to be administered jointly.
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On December 19, 1955, the Parliament voted unanimously that the Sudan should become "a fully independent sovereign state".
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sudan becomes independent
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In 1966, Sadik al-Mahdi, the 30 year old president of the Umma party, took over as Prime Minister
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Leaders of the communist party are executed for attempting a coup against Numeiri.
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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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: President Numieri is removed from power in a military coup.
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The Sudanese government are accused of being part of an attempt on the life of Egyptian prime minister Mubarak. UN decides on sanctions against Sudan.
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USA launches a missile attack on a chemical plant in Khartoum assumed to develop chemical weapons possibly in coorporation with the Al'Qaeeda terror network. Civilians are killed in the attack. The Sudanese government denies any link to terror and chemic
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President al-Bashir meets for the first time with SPLA leader John Garang. Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has arranged the meeting. The war in Sudan is also having huge impact on the northen Uganda.
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Government attacks SPLA again.
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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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A historic peace agreement is signed, but the situation in Darfur remains unchanged and extremely critical.
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In Nairobi the government and rebels signs the last parts of the peace treaty for Southern Sudan. All fighting in Africa's longest civil war is expected to end in January 2005, but the peace agreement still doesn't cover the Darfur region. More than 1.5 m
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United Nations Security Council agrees to send 10,000 peace keeping soldiers to Southern Sudan. Again the descision does not cover the Darfur region.