Sudan
2300 BC-1800 BC Part of Egypt
1800 BC-1523 BC Nubia Kingdom
1523-1074 To Egypt
1074 BC-593 BC Kingdom of Napata
593 BC-355 AD Kingdom of Meroe
355-1313 Kigdom of Nobatia
990-1484 Kingdom of Dotawo
1503-1821 Kingdom of Sennar
Nov 1820 - 19 Jan 1899 Annexed by Egypt (under Ottoman suzerainty)
29 Jan 1881 - 02 Sep 1898 Mahdiyah ("Mahdi's emergence")
26 Jan 1885 Egyptian Sudan under Mahdi rule
19 Jan 1899 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (condominium)
21 Mar 1953 Self-rule
09 Jan 1954 Autonomous
01 Jan 1956 Independence, Republic of the Sudan
25 May 1969 Democratic Republic of The Sudan
05 Jun 1983 - 09 Jan 2005 Civil war
15 Dec 1985 - Republic of Sudan
09 Jul 2011 Independence of South Sudan
Government: Federal Republic.
Capital: Khartoum.
Languages: Arabic, English.
Religion: Islam, Christian.
National Anthem: "Nahnu Djundulla Djundulwatan"
(We are the Army of God and of Our Land).
National Emblem: Secretary bird.
National Day: Independence day, 1st Jan (1956).
National Motto: An Nashr Lina (Victory is ours).
Currency: Sudanese Pound.
Monarchs of Nubia
2200 BC Ibi
2200 BC Pepi-naknt
1983 - 1977 Inyotef Kakare
1977 - 1974 Iyibre-Khent Libkenetre
1974 - .... Segerseni Mekhkare
Mahdi
29 Jun 1881 - 22 Jun 1885 Muhammad Ahmed ......................... 1844-1885
22 Jun 1885 - 02 Sep 1898 `Abd Allah ............................. 1846-1899
Presidents
01 Jan 1956 - 17 Nov 1958 Sovereignty Council
- Abdel Fattah Muhammad
al-Magrabi ............................ 1903-1985
- Muhammad Ahmad Yasin ................... 1913-2008
- Ahmad Muhammad Salih ................... 1898-1973
- Muhammad Othman ad-Dardiri `Uthman ..... 1896-1977
- Siricio Iro Wani ....................... 1919-1985
18 Nov 1958 - 03 Dec 1964 Ibrahim Abboud ......................... 1900-1983 Mil
(Chairman of the Suprem Council)
03 Dec 1964 - 08 Jul 1965 Committee of Sovereignty
- Abdel Halim Muhammad ................... 1910-2009
- Tijani al-Mahi ......................... 1911-1970
(To 10 Jun 1965)
- Mubarak al-Fadil Shaddad
(To 31 May 1965)
- Ibrahim Yusuf Sulayman
(To 31 May 1965)
- Luigi Adwok Bong Gicombe ............... 1929-2010
- Ismail al-Azhari ....................... 1900-1969
- Abdullah al-Fadil al-Mahdi ............. 1892-1966
- Khidr Hamad ............................ 1908-1970
08 Jul 1965 - 25 May 1969 Ismail al-Azhari Saiyid ................ 1900-1969
(Chairman of the Sovereignty Council)
25 May 1969 - 19 Jul 1971 Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry ................ 1930-2009 Mil
(1st Time)
(Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council)
19 Jul - 22 Jul 1971 Babiker al-Nur 'Uthman ................. 1935-1971 Mil
(Chairman of the Revolutionary Councul)
19 Jul - 22 Dec 1971 Hashim al-'Atta ........................ 1936-1971 Mil
22 Jul 1971 - 06 Apr 1985 Gaafar Muhammad Nimeiry (2nd Time)
(Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council)
06 Apr 1985 - 06 May 1986 Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab ............. 1934-2018 Mil
(Commander-in-Chief of the Military Council)
06 May 1986 - 30 Jun 1989 Ahmad Ali al-Mirghani .................. 1941-2008
(Chairman of the Supreme Council)
30 Jun 1989 - 11 Apr 2019 'Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir ............ 1944- Mil
(Revolutionary Command Council for National Salvation
to 16 Oct 1993)
11 Apr - 12 Apr 2019 Lt-Gen. Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf ............. 1954- Mil
(Chairman of the Transitional Military Council)
12 Apr - 21 Aug 2019 Lt.Gen.'Abd al-Fattah
'Abd al-Fatthah 'Abd al-Rahman Burhan ... 1960- Mil
(President of the Sovereignty Council)
21 Aug 2019 - 25 Oct 2021 Sovereignty Council
- Muhammed Hamdan Dagalo ................. 1974- Mil
- Yasser Abdul Rahman al-Atta
- Shams al-Din Khabbashi
- Ibrahim Jabir Karim
- Aisha Musa al-Said
- Muhammed al-Faki Suleiman
- Hasan Sheikh Idris
- Muhammed Hasan Omar Usman al-Ta'ishi
- Raja Nicola Abdel-Masih
25 Oct 2021 - 'Abd al-Fattah 'Abd al-Rahman Burhan (2nd Time)
Prime Ministers
22 Oct 1952 - Nov 1953 Sayid Abdel Rahman al-Mahdi ............ 1885-1959
06 Jan 1954 - 05 Jul 1956 Ismail al-Azhari Saiyid ................ s.a
05 Jul 1956 - 17 Nov 1958 Abdullah Khalil ........................ 1892-1970
17 Nov 1958 - 30 Oct 1964 Ibrahim Abboud ......................... s.a Mil
30 Oct 1964 - 02 Jun 1965 Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa Al-Hasan
02 Jun 1965 - 25 Jul 1966 Muhammed Ahmad Mahgoub (1st Time) ...... 1908-1976
27 Jul 1966 - 18 May 1967 Sadiq al-Mahdi al-Siddiq (1st Time) .... 1935-2020
18 May 1967 - 25 May 1969 Muhammed Ahmad Mahgoub (2nd Time)
25 May - 27 Oct 1969 Babiker Awadalla ....................... 1917-2019
28 Oct 1969 - 11 Aug 1976 Gaafar Muhammed an-Nimeiry (1st Time)
11 Aug 1976 - 10 Sep 1977 Rashid Bakr ............................ 1930-1988
10 Sep 1977 - 06 Apr 1985 Gaafar Muhammed an-Nimeiry (2nd Time)
22 Apr 1985 - 06 May 1986 al-Jazuli Dafalla al-`Aqab ............. 1935-
06 May 1986 - 30 Jun 1989 Sadiq al-Mahdi al-Siddiq (2nd Time)
01 Jul 1989 - 02 Mar 2017 Post Abolished
02 Mar 2017 - 09 Sep 2018 Bakri Hassan Saleh ..................... 1949-
09 Sep 2018 - 22 Feb 2019 Motazz Musa Abdullah ................... 1967-
22 Feb - 11 Apr 2019 Muhammed Tahir Ayala ................... 1951-
21 Aug 2019 - Abdalla Hamdok ......................... 1956-
(suspended 25 Oct - 21 Nov 2021)
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