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On December 19, 1955, the Sudanese parliament, under Ismail al-Azhari's leadership, unanimously adopted a declaration of independence that became effective on January 1, 1956. During the early years of the Republic, despite political divisions, a parliamentary system was established with a five member Supreme Commission as head of state.
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 ...
Gained independence as the Dominion of Ceylon. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972 upon being declared a republic. Sudan: 1 January: 1956 South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011. Tanganyika: 9 December: 1961: Tanganyika became independent on 9 December 1961. It joined with Zanzibar on 25 April 1964 to form Tanzania. Tonga: 4 June: 1970
On 1 January 1956, Sudan gained independence from British-Egyptian rule without the rival political parties' having agreed on the form and content of a permanent constitution. [1]
This growth was sustained even during the war in Darfur and period of southern autonomy preceding South Sudan's independence. [295] [296] Oil was Sudan's main export, with production increasing dramatically during the late 2000s, in the years before South Sudan gained independence in July 2011. With rising oil revenues, the Sudanese economy was ...
South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 after a long conflict. Early in the ongoing war in Sudan, South Sudan’s Kiir attempted to mediate between the warring generals, as part of an ...
The list shows large groupings associated with the dates of independence from decolonization (e.g., 41 current states gained control of sovereignty from the United Kingdom and France between 1956 and 1966) or dissolution of a political union (e.g., 18 current states gained control of sovereignty from the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia between 1990 ...
Today, Sudan is riven by conflict, with the RSF believed to be in control of much of the country’s western and central regions, including Darfur and parts of the capital Khartoum.