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Independence of Sudan (1956)

On the Decolonization of Africa map as “Khartoum — Sudan’s dawn”

1 Jan 1956 — Sudan raises its own flag over the Anglo-Egyptian condominium, choosing self-rule over union with Egypt — a Nile-valley precedent watched from Cairo to Kampala.

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Turning point
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Suez Crisis and North Africa (chapter 2 of Decolonization of Africa)
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The Decolonization of Africa, 1945–1994
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TURNING POINT · THE DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA, 1945–1994

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