Anglo-Egyptian Sudan

Also known as Anglo-Egyptian occupation of Sudan

Joint British and Egyptian rule between 1899-1956

Key facts

1936: Edward VIII
1951: 2,505,800 km (967,500 sq mi)
Status: Condominium between the United Kingdom and Egypt
Capital: Khartoum
Common languages: English and Literary Arabic (official), Nubian , Beja , Sudanese Arabic , Nuer , Dinka , Fur and Shilluk
Religion: Predominantly: Sunni Islam , Minority: Christianity , Traditional African religions
1899 1901: Victoria
1901 1910: Edward VII
1910 1936: George V
1936 1952: George VI
1952 1956: Elizabeth II
1899 1916: Reginald Wingate

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Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Arabic: السودان الإنجليزي المصري, romanised: as-Sūdān al-Inglīzī al-Maṣrī) was a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt between 1899 and 1956, corresponding to the territory of what is now both Sudans and parts of southeastern Libya. Legally, sovereignty and administration were shared between both Egypt and the United Kingdom, but in practice the structure of the condominium ensured effective British control over Sudan, with Egypt having limited local power and influence. In the meantime, Egypt itself fell under increasing British influence. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952, Egypt pushed for an end to the condominium, and the independence of Sudan. By agreement between Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1953, Sudan was granted independence as the Republic of Sudan on 1 January 1956. In 2011, the south of Sudan itself became independent as the Republic of South Sudan.