2012 in Sudan
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The following lists events during 2012 in the Republic of the Sudan.
Incumbents
Events
- Ongoing: 2011–2013 Sudanese protests
- 15 January: South Sudan accuses neighboring Sudan of "stealing" its oil exports.[1]
- 30 January: Sudanese officials claim that the army has freed 14 of 29 Chinese workers held by Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North rebels in the South Kordofan region since last 28 January.[2]
- 2 February: The People's Republic of China asks for assistance from South Sudan to obtain the release of 29 Chinese workers held captive in Sudan for five days.[3]
- 11 February: Sudan and South Sudan sign a non-aggression treaty.[4]
- 14 February: A Sudanese air strike hits the South Sudanese state of Unity, injuring four soldiers in a contested area.[5]
- 17 February: Security forces in Sudan raid student dormitories at the University of Khartoum, arresting and beating students after they demanded the right to form a union.[6]
- 20 February: Justice and Equality Movement rebels in Darfur release 49 UNAMID peacekeepers but retain three other people they accuse of being Sudanese security agents.[7]
- 1 March: The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for the Sudanese defence minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein.[8]
- 22 March: South Sudan invites Sudan to discuss outstanding issues next month between the two countries that nearly resulted in a war.[9]
- 27 March: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir cancels planned meetings with the government of South Sudan following border clashes the day prior.[10]
- 4 April: The Sudan People's Liberation Army says it shot down a Sudanese MiG-29 jet fighter in South Sudan's Unity state.[11]
- 17 April: Sudan continues to bombard a disputed border town seized by South Sudan and claims to have seized territory as clashes spread along the border between the two states.[12]
- 22 April: Sudan launches a fresh incursion into South Sudan.[13]
- 24 April: Security officials in Sudan arrest three Catholic aid workers and close down the office of Caritas in South Darfur as the three were traveling to South Sudan.[14]
- 1 May: Tensions rise between the two nations as South Sudan accuses Sudan of attacking locations in its territory.[15]
- 2 May: The United Nations Security Council passes a resolution threatening sanctions if hostilities do not end within 48 hours.[16]
- 22 June: Anti-austerity protests spread through Khartoum, with security forces breaking them up.[17]
- 26 June: The police chief announces a violent crackdown on anti-government protests in Khartoum.[18]
- 4 August: Sudan confirms an oil agreement with neighbouring South Sudan.[19]
- 5 August: Two gunmen kill a Sudanese employee of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in the southern border state of South Kordofan.[20]
- 17 August: Médecins Sans Frontières state that Sudanese refugees are in 'humanitarian disaster' in South Sudan.[21]
- 19 August: 32 people, among which Sudanese government officials, including Ghazi al-Sadiq, the head of the ministry of guidance and endowments, and two state ministers, are killed in a plane crash in Talodi.[22]
- 14 September: Protesters angered by an anti-Islamic film denigrating the Prophet Muhammad attack the German and British embassies in Khartoum. In Khartoum, Tunis and Cairo, at least seven people die. An Egyptian fruit seller dies by rubber bullets.[23]
- 7 October: An Antonov An-12 aircraft belonging to the Sudanese military crashes southwest of Khartoum, killing at least 13 of the 22 people on board.[24]
- 17 October: One UNAMID peacekeeper is killed and three are wounded during an ambush in Hashaba.[25]
- 1 November: Yellow fever kills 32 people and sickens at least 50 more in the Darfur region of Sudan.[26]
Sports
Art and entertainment
References
- ↑ "Sudan 'stealing' southern oil". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "China doubts Sudan workers freed in South Kordofan". BBC News. 30 January 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "China to ask South Sudan for help on kidnapped workers: report".
- ↑ SAPA+. "Sudan and South Sudan sign treaty". IOL. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sudanese air strike hits S Sudan, breaking pact: army". Google News. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Reports: Sudan university students assaulted". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sudan's Jem Darfur rebels 'release Unamid peacekeepers'". BBC News. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for the Sudanese defence minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ Ali, Abdelmoneim Abu Edris. "South Sudan invites Bashir for talks". IOL. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sudan, S. Sudan armies clash, Bashir suspends trip".
- ↑ "South Sudan says it shot down Sudanese fighter jet as tensions escalate". CNN. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Southern Sudan stronghold seized as border clashes escalate". The Independent. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sudan aircraft 'bomb' targets inside South". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ Network, Catholic Radio (23 April 2012). "SUDAN SECURITY ARRESTS THREE DARFUR CATHOLIC OFFICIALS". Catholic Radio Network for South Sudan and Nuba Mountains | CRN. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "South Sudan accuses Sudan of attacking oil region".
- ↑ "UN threatens sanctions". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Austerity protests spread through Khartoum". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Inquirer.com archives". Inquirer.com. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sudan oil deal confirmed". dw.com. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "U.N Staffer Killed in Sudan border state".
- ↑ "Sudanese refugees face 'humanitarian disaster'". BBC News. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sudan crash: Minister Ghazi al-Sadiq Abdel Rahim dies". BBC News. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Seven dead as anti-Islam film protests widen". BBC News. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ Kushkush, Isma'il Kamal (7 October 2012). "Sudan military plane crashes, killing 15". CNN. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ "Peacekeeper killed, three wounded in Sudan's Darfur region".
- ↑ "Sudan: Federal Health Ministry - Unknown Disease Is Yellow Fever".