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2013 Event - In Doha, Qatar, hundreds of delegates meet as Qatar pledges $500 million in aid to rebuild Sudan's Darfur, a region racked by a decade-long conflict 2013 Event - In preparation for plans to step down in 2015, the President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir gives an order to release all political prisoners 2013 Event - Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan for over 25 years, announces he will step down in 2015 2012 Event - Accused of spying, Sudan arrest four foreigners in the disputed border region with South Sudan 2011 Event - In western Ethiopia, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees opens new refugee camp for refugees from Sudan and South Sudan 2011 Event - The African Union gains its 54th member, South Sudan 2011 Event - South Sudan becomes a sovereign state after seceding from Sudan 2010 Event - Major floods in Southern Sudan, near Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal leave 57,000 people homeless 2010 Event - In Sudan, the People's Liberation Army announces it will demobilize its child soldiers by the end of 2010 2010 Event - Rival clashes between nomadic groups in the Darfur region of Sudan kills at least 48 people 2010 Event - Fighting over the past three days in Darfur, Sudan's western region, has killed 41 people 2010 Event - Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda sign an agreement seeking more water from the Nile; Kenya issues support while Egypt and Sudan remain opposed 2010 Event - Renewed tribal clashes in Sudan's South Darfur state result in 52 civilians killed and 55 others wounded 2010 Event - The World Food Programme reports that 4.3 million people suffer from hunger in Sudan, the number has quadrupled since 2009 2003 Event - Sudan Airways flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan, killing 116 1994 Event - Terrorist, Carlos the Jackal, captured in Khartoum, Sudan 1994 Event - 20 die in armed assault on mosque in Khartum, Sudan 1993 Event - General Omar al-Bashir appointed Sudan president 1989 Event - Sudan suspends interim constitution following coup 1986 Event - Sudan rebels shoot a Fokker's F-27 down, 57 killed 1985 Event - Sudan adopts interim constitution 1985 Event - Sudan suspends constitution after coup under general Swarreddahab 1973 Event - Sudan adopts constitution 1973 Death - Cleo Noel, U.S. ambassador to Sudan, assassinated 1971 Event - Sudan military counter coup under premier Numeiry 1971 Event - Sudan military coup under Major Hashem al-Atta, Numeiry flees 1964 Event - Sudan Premier Ibrahim Abbud resigns 1960 Event - Mali, formerly French Sudan, declares independence from France 1959 Event - Federation of Mali, consisting of Senegal and French Sudan, dissolved 1960 1956 Event - Sudan becomes independent 1956 Event - Sudan (Anglo-Egyptian Sudan) declares independence from Egypt and U.K. 1954 Event - Rebellion during visit of President Naguib in Khartoum Sudan, 30 die 1951 Death - Maria Montez, actress, 'Arabian Nights', 'Sudan', dies at 31 1943 Death - Andre Lichtenberger, French Sudan writer, 'Le Petit Roi', dies at 72 1941 Event - British troops occupies Kassalaf Sudan 1934 Death - Jean-Baptiste Marchand, soldier and explorer in Sudan, dies at 70 1930 Birthday - Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry, premier and president, Sudan 1928 Death - Douglas Haig, British Field Marshal, Sudan, Boer war, WW I, dies at 66 1924 Event - England orders Egyptians out of Sudan 1924 Death - Lee Stack, British sirdar in Egypt, governer-general of Sudan, murdered 1916 Death - Horatio H. Kitchener, British General of Sudan, drowns at 65 1900 Birthday - Ibrahim Abbud, general/premier Sudan, 1958-64 1899 Death - Abdullah ibn Mohammed al-Ta'a'ishi, mahdi of Sudan (1883-99), dies 1899 Event - Anglo-Egyptian Sudan forms 1898 Event - French troops reach Guinea and Sudan, Samori caught 1898 Event - Lord Kitcheners ships reach Fashoda Sudan 1898 Event - Battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain 1898 Event - Lord Kitcheners army bombs Omdurman Sudan 1898 Event - Jean-Baptiste Marchand hoists French flag in Fashoda, Sudan 1896 Event - General Kitcheners army occupies Dongola Sudan 1891 Event - French troops under captain Archinard occupy Diena West Sudan 1890 Event - French troops under Captain Archinard occupy Oussebougou West Sudan 1885 Death - Charles George Gordon, British Governor-General of Sudan, executed at 51 1885 Event - Battle at Abu Klea Sudan, 800-1000 killed 1885 Event - British beat Mahdists at Battle of Abu Klea in Sudan 1884 Event - Siege of Khartoum Sudan begins 1883 Event - Battle at El Obeid Sudan: Mahdi's army destroys Egyptian army 1881 Event - Muhammad Ahmad becomes Mahdi of Sudan 1879 Event - Governor-general Charles Gordon of Sudan returns to Cairo 1876 Event - Sir Charles Gordon ends religious tolerance in Sudan 1863 Birthday - Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Thoissey France, soldier and explorer, Sudan 1861 Birthday - Douglas Haig, British Field Marshal, Sudan, WW I 1858 Birthday - Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan, Control of the Tropics |
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