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1798 - 1801 The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria was Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, proclaimed to defend French trade interests and weaken Britain's access to British India<br> | 1798 - 1801 The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria was Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, proclaimed to defend French trade interests and weaken Britain's access to British India<br> | ||
1882 - Britain invaded Egypt and would continue to occupy and dominate the country for decades<br> | 1882 - Britain invaded Egypt and would continue to occupy and dominate the country for decades<br> | ||
1923 - Treaty of Lausanne was when | 1923 - Treaty of Lausanne was when Türkiye formally ceded, retroactive to 5 November 1914, all remaining claims and rights in Egypt and Sudan<br> | ||
1924 - Until independence in 1956, the British had a policy of running Sudan as two essentially separate territories, the north and south<br> | 1924 - Until independence in 1956, the British had a policy of running Sudan as two essentially separate territories, the north and south<br> | ||
1972 - The Addis Ababa Agreement led to a cessation of the north-south civil war and a degree of self-rule. This led to ten years hiatus in the civil war. In the civil war that followed their homeland was raided looted, pillaged and burned. Many of the tribe were murdered in a bloody civil war that raged for over 20 years<br> | 1972 - The Addis Ababa Agreement led to a cessation of the north-south civil war and a degree of self-rule. This led to ten years hiatus in the civil war. In the civil war that followed their homeland was raided looted, pillaged and burned. Many of the tribe were murdered in a bloody civil war that raged for over 20 years<br> | ||
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