HARVEST OF A NATION

1870' The only cities in the Sudan were Khartoum and ElObied+++++
The only sign of civilzation in Sudan was a telegraph office to join Egyptian soldiers to Cairo.
Population estimated 9 Million persons
5.000slave traders.400.000 Sudanese taken to Egypt and Turkey each year as slave 4
The only law in the country was the law of force.
Zobeir Basha was the most active slave trader in the country.
His main areas of activities were Bahr El Gazal and Darfur 1870 Zobeir Basha conquered Darfur and wrote to Khedive of Egypt to establish him legal governor of Darfur.I]1234[/1881 Rise of Mahdi. was attacked by Egyptian soldiers and exouded to Kordofan to ask for help. Was fully supported by Muk Adam Daballo of Abasyia Tagali.1883 Mahdi conquered El Obeid and appointed Sheikh Mansour governor of
El Obeid.His legal sysetem was 3 Khalifas
Emirs
Mukudums and leadres of tribes.
Revolution toOk the form of civil war.
1884 siege and fall of Khartoum.40.000 people died in a 6 hours battle .22 June 1885 Mahdi died,5 months after Gordon Pasha.
Ta'A'shi took over
He had 1.000 slaves.500 men after him as military parade.50.000 horsemen raiding the country
General situation:-
continual war
slave trade
disease,smallpox,syphilis
famine
locust and mice
1899 Zobeir back to Sudan from exile in Egypt.
1899 Khalifa conquered in Um Debaikrat by Kitchener Pasha and killed.
Many died during his rule. Number estimated a little bit over 2 millions.
1899 British colonzation
1957 military goverment of general Aboud.
1969 military government of general Nimerie.
1989 military rule of general Bashier
2004 general situation
Crisis in Darfur
Economic crisis
Pending Nifasha agreement between two, generals Bashier and Dr.Garang.
Agreement is not accepeted by most Sudanese because of a hundred of reasons among them is elimination of other political forces of Sudan in negotiation.
Moving political volcano in eastern Sudan
Health hazard across the country

future ambiguous]