Sudan
Sudan is a state in Nubia and Sudan (North and West Africa) that has existed since 1956 CE. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).
Republic shaken by coups and two north-south civil wars. Omar al-Bashir ruled from 1989 to 2019 and oversaw the Darfur genocide, and war between the army and the RSF has raged since 2023.
See Sudan on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1956 CE to the present
- Duration
- 69 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Nubia and Sudan, North and West Africa
- Language family
- Arabic
- Capital
- Khartoum
Came from
Events in North and West Africa during its time
- Suez Crisis
- Ghana wins independence
- Year of Africa
- Arab Spring
Neighbours in North and West Africa
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- French Algeria
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Ghana
- French West Africa
- Nigeria
- Algeria
- British Nigeria
- Ethiopia
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Portuguese Empire
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
- Soviet Union
Questions
When did Sudan exist?
1956 CE to the present, about 69 years.
Where was Sudan?
Nubia and Sudan, in North and West Africa. Its capital was Khartoum.
What language did Sudan speak?
Arabic. This family includes Arabic-speaking states.
What came before Sudan?
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.