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[QUOTE]Originally posted by katangah: [QB] [b]1820[/b] Egypt invades Sudan. By 1876 Egyptian forces control the entire country. [b]1879[/b] Britain and France jointly take control of Egypt. They also assume control of Sudan's laws and taxes. [b]1881[/b] Uprising under Muhammad Ahmed against foreign forces in Sudan. British armed forces try to smash him. But they are beaten back. [b]1885[/b] Muhammad Ahmed's force occupy Khartoum. They kill General Gordon and establish the first national government. [b]1898[/b] Battle of Omdurman. Sudanese forces massacred by the British under General Kitchener. British and French forces clash at Fashoda 500 miles south of Khartoum, bringing Europe to the brink of war. France eventually backs off, granting Britain control of Egypt and Sudan in exchange for other African colonies. [b]1914[/b] Britain takes direct control of Egypt and Sudan. The administration separates north and south Sudan. "The southern provinces are not ready for exposure to the modern world," says one governor. [b]1920s[/b] A "closed door" policy bans northern Sudanese from entering or working in the south. [b]1930[/b] Southern Sudanese declared to be a people distinct from northern Muslims. Region prepared for integration into British East Africa. [b]1946-7[/b] Britain hands south Sudan to north Sudanese elite of local plantation owners without any consultation with the south. South Sudan's representatives in the new legislative assembly are chosen by Britain. [b]1956[/b] Sudan gains independence. But British-sown divisions lay the basis for a war that breaks out shortly afterwards. [b]1980-3[/b] Wave of struggle against repression by the government of Ja'far Nimeiry. He had declared sharia law to drum up a support base. [b]1986[/b] The IMF declares Sudan "bankrupt" and withdraws all loans. Half a million people die from famine in Sudan. Military seize power three years later. [b]1991[/b] The US halts grain shipments to Port Sudan during a time of famine in retaliation for the Sudanese government opposing the first US war against Iraq. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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