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Events relating to the sudan
Christianity reaches the kingdom of Dongola, in present-day Sudan
Islam replaces Christianity as the religion of the kings of Dongola, in present-day Sudan
An Egyptian army makes its camp at Khartoum, subsequently the capital of an Egyptian province in the Sudan
British explorer Samuel Baker annexes the southern Sudan, or Equatoria, on behalf of the khedive of Egypt
Mohammed Ahmed, proclaiming himself the Mahdi, defeats three Egyptian armies in the Sudan
General Gordon marches south to protect Khartoum from the advancing forces of the Mahdi
British general Garnet Wolseley sails from London on a mission to rescue Gordon, trapped by the Mahdi in Khartoum
Winston Churchill gallops into battle with the Twenty-First Lancers at Omdurman
French and British forces meet at Fashoda, in a potentially explosive incident in the scramble for Africa
Kitchener's victory at Omdurman brings to an end thirteen years of rule in Sudan by followers of the Mahdi
The Sudan begins half a century of supposedly joint rule by Britain and Egypt
Civil war breaks out in Sudan between the Muslim north and the Christian south
The Sudan, declining the opportunity of union with Egypt, opts for independence as a separate state
French Sudan becomes independent as the republic of Mali, with Modibo Keita as president
Government imposition of Islamic law (sharia) triggers renewed civil war in Sudan between the Muslim north and Christian south
Expelled from his own country, Saudi Arabia, Osama bin Laden moves to Sudan where he continues to develop al-Qaeda
Expelled from Sudan, Osama bin Laden moves to Afghanistan where he builds training camps for al-Qaeda
US cruise missiles attack al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan and a suspected chemical factory in Khartoum
Steps are taken to end Sudan's fifteen-year civil war, with an undated government promise of a referendum in the south
Civil war breaks out in the Darfur region of the Sudan, resulting in large numbers of civilian deaths and accusations of government-sponsored genocide
The International Criminal Court in the Hague issues a warrant for the arrest of the Sudanese president Omar Hassan al-Bashir, on a charge of war crimes
The results are published of the Southern Sudan referendum on independence, with more than 98% voting in favour of the break from Sudan
Following the referendum result earlier in the year, South Sudan secedes from the Sudan to become the independent Republic of South Sudan
War erupts in South Sudan between followers of the president, Salva Kiir, and of the former vice-president, Riek Machar