The Timeline of Sudan (Christy)

By Christyj19

  • British Colonization of Sudan

    The British divided Sudan into North and South Sudan. North Sudan was Muslim and spoke Arabic. South Sudan was Christian and spoke English.

  • Britain’s Southern Policy in Sudan

    North Sudan and South Sudan are governed as separate regions.

  • Anya Nya is Created

    Southern rebels fearing the North’s power created a secessionist movement called the ‘Anyanya’. The Anyanya struggled with internal factionalism and instability. This was during the first Civil War in Sudan.

  • 1st Civil War in Sudan

  • Sudan’s Independence from Britain

  • Nimeiri Becomes President in Sudan

  • Oil is First Discovered in Sudan

  • 2nd Civil War in Sudan

    The North’s violence of the Addis Ababa Agreement caused the South’s unrest.

  • SPLM/A is Created

  • Omar Al-Bashir Becomes President

  • Major Famine in Sudan

    Major Famine affects three million Sudanese

  • Darfur Conflict Starts

  • Turko-Eygptian Rule of SudanICC Declares Genocide in Sudan