Recent+History+of+Sudan

Sudan’s Independence
 * The people of Sudan were over the rule of their old ruler, Ottoman, in 1914
 * Their new leader, Husayn Kamali, was the sultan of Sudan and Egypt
 * The first Prime Minister of Sudan was Ismael Al-Azhari
 * Sudan gained their independence January 1st, 1956

First Civil War
 * The first civil war happened before they gained their independence
 * The war was between the North and South regions
 * During the war the country was divided and people could not travel between regions because the fear of spreading foreign disease
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The Darfur Conflict
 * Happened in the 1970's
 * Tribes in Darfur claimed that the government was neglecting them
 * The U.S. government declared this problem a genocide and need to be stopped
 * The Janaweed Militia killed about 400,000 people
 * About 50 infants die everyday due to mal-nutrition and lack of food
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