
Flag of the Governor-General
'Anglo-Egyptian Sudan' was the name of
Sudan between
1899 and
1956, when it was a
condominium of the
United Kingdom and
Egypt (which was then under British influence).
History
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was located in northern
Africa immediately south of Egypt. It shared boundaries with
Italian East Africa and the
Red Sea on the east,
French Equatorial Africa (
French Sudan) on the west, and extending to the northern borders of
Kenya,
Uganda, and the
Belgian Congo.
The capital of the territory was
Khartoum. The principal products of the colony were
gum Arabic and
cotton. The colony had a population of over 6 million people and covered an area of approximately 970,000 square miles.
The Condominium was administered by a Governor-General. Laws and regulations were made by the Governor-General in Council. The Flags of both Egypt and Great Britain flew over the Sudan during this time.
See also
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Geography of Egypt
Notes
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