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Historical Timeline for South Sudan - A chronology of key events
South Sudan Timeline[edit | edit source]
Date | Event |
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The ancient kingdom of Kush[edit | edit source] | |
2500-1520 BC AD | Kushite kingdom of Kerma. |
1520-1100 BC AD | Egyptian domination of Nubia. |
760-747 BC AD | Reign of Kashta, king of Kush and proclaimed pharaoh after his conquest of Upper Egypt. |
760-656 BC AD | XXVth Egyptian dynasty, known as the "Black Pharaohs". |
690-664 BC AD | Reign of Taharqa. |
590 BC AD | Bag of Napata by the Egyptians. |
3rd century BC. AD | Relocation of the Kushite capital to Meroe. |
1st century BC. AD - 2nd century AD. J.-C | Roman domination of Egypt. Exploration of the upper Nile valley by the Romans. |
350 apr. AD | Plunder of Meroe by the Ethiopians of the kingdom of Axum. |
From Christian Sudan to Muslim Sudan | |
6th century | First Christian kingdoms in the Sudan. |
7th century | Islamization of Egypt. |
1323 | Conversion of the kingdom of Makourie to Islam. |
1484 | Foundation of the Founj de Sennar sultanate. |
1517 | The Ottomans take control of the Sudanese coast. |
Anglo-Egyptian domination[edit | edit source] | |
1821 | End of the Sennar sultanate. Mohamed-Ali's Egypt annexed Gezira and Kordofan. |
1824 | Foundation of Khartoum. |
1885 | Capture of Khartoum by the Mahdist armies. Omdurman Foundation. |
1898 | End of the Mahdist state. Fachoda crisis between France and England. |
1899 | Establishment of the Anglo-Egyptian condominium on the Sudan. |
1916 | End of the sultanate of Darfur, integrated into the condominium. |
1947 | Juba Conference. Sudan obtains its current borders. The South is united with the North and open to its influence. |
1951 | Egyptian King Farouk proclaims himself sovereign of Egypt and Sudan. |
1953 | Agreement on the self-determination of Sudan between Egypt of Nasser and the United Kingdom. |
Independent Sudan[edit | edit source] | |
1956 | Independence of the Republic of Sudan. Beginning of the civil war in the South. |
1958 | Coup d'Etat by General Abboud. |
1969 | Coup d'Etat by General Nimeiry. |
1970 | Impoundment of Lake Nasser. Thousands of Nubians are forced to leave their villages. |
1972 | Addis Ababa Agreement ending the civil war. |
1978 | Discovery of oil deposits. |
1983 | Application of the sharia in the country. Resumption of the rebellion in the South. |
1985 | End of the Nimeiry regime. |
1986 | First general multiparty elections. Sadiq al-Mahdi becomes Prime Minister. |
1989 | Coup d'Etat by General Al-Bashir. |
1997 | The United States places Sudan under embargo. |
1999 | First oil exports. |
2003-2004 | Massacres in Darfur. |
2005 | Signature of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between Khartoum and the southern rebellion. |
2009 | Indictment of President Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court. Inauguration of the great Merowe dam. |
2010 | Presidential, legislative and provincial elections. |
2011 | Self-determination referendum in South Sudan. |