Event anniversary

First Sudanese Civil War

Took place on August 18, 1955

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The 72nd anniversary falls on August 18, 2027, in 297 days.

The First Sudanese Civil War (also known as the Anyanya Rebellion or Anyanya I, after the name of the rebels, a term in the Madi language which means 'snake venom') was fought from 1955 to 1972 between the northern part of Sudan and the southern Sudan region which demanded representation and more regional autonomy.

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