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Sudan Timeline

  • British Colonization of Sudan

    British Colonization of Sudan
    British took over Sudan
  • Britain's Soutern Policy in Sudan

    Britain's Soutern Policy in Sudan
    British Civil Secretary in Khartoum establishes the "Southern Policy," Dividing Sudan into north and south.
  • 1st Civil War in Sudan

    1st Civil War in Sudan
    !st Civil war began in 1955 until 972
  • Sudan's Independence from Britian

    Sudan's Independence from Britian
    Independence in Sudan free from colonization.
  • Anya Nya is created

    Anya Nya is created
    It is the military wing of the Southern Sudan Resistance Movement (SSRM)
  • Nimeri Becomes president in Sudan

    Nimeri Becomes president in Sudan
    Nimeri is president from 199 until 1985.
  • Oil is first discovered in Sudan

    Oil is first discovered in Sudan
    Chevron finds oil fields close to the Nile river and shortly after that, oil was discovered in South Sudan.
  • 2nd Civil War in Sudan

    2nd Civil War in Sudan
    2nd Civil war in sudan started
  • SPLA is created

    SPLA is created
    Sudanese People's Liberation Army, led by John Garang
  • Omar Al-Bashir Becomes president

    Omar Al-Bashir Becomes president
    President from 1989 until now
  • Major Famine in Sudan

    Major Famine in Sudan
    Hunger struck south Sudan because of drought
  • Darfur Conflict Starts

    Darfur Conflict Starts
    Mass killing of Darfur Tribes.
  • Turko-Eygptian Rule of Sudan ICC Declares Genocide in Sudan

    Turko-Eygptian Rule of Sudan ICC Declares Genocide in Sudan
    ICC identified the mass killing of Darfur as genocide.