Nikki Glenn - Timeline

Demonstrations over subsidies cuts. Many people die in the clashes.

National Congress Party threatens split to reach out to secularists and leftists.

President Bashir drops Ali Osman Taha from the cabinet

International Criminal Court halts investigations into war crimes in Darfur for lack of support

President Bashir is re-elected for another five-year term and wins

Protests prompted price hikes for basic goods

Government disperses protests, arrests opposition politicians, bans media coverage

killing of Non-Arabs begins

Sudan army attempts to end the rebel uprising in the western region of Darfur

Hundreds of thousands of refugees flee to the neighboring country of Chad.

Army officers and opposition politicians, as well as Islamist leader, Hassan al-Turabi, are detained over an alleged coup plot.

The US secretary of state, Collin Powell, describes the killings as genocide

Sudan government and southern rebels sign a peace deal

UN Security Council authorizes sanctions against those who violate ceasefire in Darfur

UN Security Council votes to refer those accused of war crimes in Darfur to International Criminal Court.

National Democratic Alliance is allowed in a power-sharing administration

President Bashir frees Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi.

Former southern rebel leader John Garang is sworn in as vice-president

The new constitution gives a large amount of independance to the south.

the Sudan Liberation Movement signs a peace accord which two smaller groups reject

UN Security Council authorizes a 26,000-strong force for Darfur

Sudan says it will co-operate with the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur

Darfur rebel group mounts a raid on Omdurman. Sudan accuses Chad of involvement and breaks off diplomatic relations

Fighting breaks out between north and south Abyei

An arrest warrant for President Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur is issued.

a deal is made on independence due in South Sudan by 2011

A peace accord with the government, prompting President Bashir to declare the Darfur war over is signed. Lack of specifics and continuing clashes with smaller rebel groups endanger the deal.

International Criminal Court issues a second arrest warrant for President al-Bashir on charges of genocide.

South Sudan gains independence, but some border areas remain in dispute

Darfur rebel leader, Khalil Ibrahim, is killed

Sudan and South Sudan resume pumping oil