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Sudan Self-Government Statute
The Sudan Self-Government Statute of 1953 was a step towards Sudan's independence, granting the territory internal self-government while still under Anglo-Egyptian colonial rule. Background After the defeat of the Mahdist State in 1899, Sudan came under a ''de jure'' condominium of the British Empire, and the Kingdom of Egypt, in which Britain had '' de facto'' control over Sudan. In the 1910s up to the 1924 White Flag League Revolt, nationalism emerged in Sudan and Sudanese graduates of Gordon Memorial College formed the Graduates' Club on 18 May 1918, which wanted to restrict the Governor-General of Sudan's power and to obtain Sudanese participation in the council's deliberations. However, any change in government required a change in the condominium agreement. Neither Britain nor Egypt would agree to a modification. After the 1924 revolt was crushed, Sudanese educated elites shifted their focus to cultural and intellectual activities. In the 1930s, nationalism reemerg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudan Independence
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. Sudan has a population of 50 million people as of 2024 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres (728,215 square miles), making it Africa's List of African countries by area, third-largest country by area and the third-largest by area in the Arab League. It was the largest country by area in Africa and the Arab League until the 2011 South Sudanese independence referendum, secession of South Sudan in 2011; since then both titles have been held by Algeria. Sudan's capital and most populous city is Khartoum. The area that is now Sudan witnessed the Khormusan ( 40000–16000 BC), Halfan culture ( 20500–17000 BC), Sebilian ( 13000–10000 BC), Qadan culture ( 15000–5000 BC), the war of Jebel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
