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Republic of Sudan (1956–1969) The Republic of the Sudan was established as an independent sovereign state upon the termination of the condominium of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, over which sovereignty had been vested jointly in Egypt and the United Kingdom. On December 19, 1955, the Sudanese parliament, under Ismail al-Azhari 's leadership ...
Since independence in 1956, the history of Sudan has been tarnished by internal conflict, including the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972), the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005), the War in Darfur (2003–2020)–culminating in the secession of South Sudan on 9 July 2011, after which the South Sudanese Civil War took place therein ...
First Sudanese Civil War. The First Sudanese Civil War (also known as the Anyanya Rebellion or Anyanya I, after the name of the rebels, a term in the Madi language which means 'snake venom') [24] was fought from 1955 to 1972 between the northern part of Sudan and the southern Sudan region which demanded representation and more regional autonomy.
Ismail al-Azhari (Arabic: إسماعيل الأزهري, romanized: ʼIsmāʻīl al-Azharī; October 20, 1900 – August 26, 1969) was a Sudanese nationalist and political figure. He served as the first Prime Minister of Sudan between 1954 and 1956, and as Head of State of Sudan from 1965 until he was overthrown by Gaafar Nimeiry in 1969. [1]
Suez Crisis. The Suez Crisis[a] also known as the Second Arab–Israeli War, [8][9][10] the Tripartite Aggression[b] in the Arab world [11] and as the Sinai War[c] in Israel, [d] was a British–French–Israeli invasion of Egypt in 1956. Israel invaded on 29 October, having done so with the primary objective of re-opening the Straits of Tiran ...
Chad (2005–2010) [14] Eritrea (until 2008) [15] Libya (until 2011) [16] Uganda (until 2015) [17] Stalemate. Darfur Peace Agreement. Intertwined with the Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile (Until 2020) Comprehensive peace agreement signed with most rebel groups. Invasion of Anjouan.
Britain fought a war with Mahdist Sudan in the Mahdist War from 1881 until November 1899. Between 1899 and the country's independence in 1956, Sudan (then known as "Anglo-Egyptian Sudan") was an Anglo-Egyptian condominium. Although New Year's Day 1956 marked Sudan's independence, the British actually transferred power in 1954. [1]
An autonomous government was formed in southern Sudan. 2006: May: The government signed a peace accord with a Darfur rebel group, the Sudan Liberation Movement. October: Jan Pronk, head of the United Nations Mission in Sudan, was expelled from the country. November: African Union peacekeepers extended their stay in Darfur for a further six ...