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1820: Sudan is conquered by Turkey and Egypt.
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1881: Rebellion against the Turkish-Egyptian administration
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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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1899: Sudan is governed by British-Egyptian rule
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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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October 1964: People of Sudan rebels. The military junta falls after a communist general strike. A national government is formed.
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1971: Leaders of the communist party are executed for attempting a coup against Numeiri
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1972: A peace agreement is signed in Addis Ababa. The southern Sudan achieves partly self-governance.
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1998: 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 chemical weapons
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1998: A new constitution in Sudan.
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1999: Sudan start an export of oil assisted by China, Canada, Sweden and other countries
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March 2001: Hunger and famine in Sudan affects 3 million people.
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August 2001: The Nile river floods leaving thousands homeless in Sudan.
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July 20th 2002: the government and SPLA signs a protocol to end the civil war
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July 27th 2002: 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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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.