Torit mutiny

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The Torit mutiny was a 1955 uprising by southern Sudanese soldiers against northern-dominated authorities, widely seen as a key spark that led to the First Sudanese Civil War.

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Torit mutiny canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military mutiny ⓘ
uprising ⓘ
aftermath Southern political leaders further alienated from Khartoum government ⓘ
increased repression in Southern garrisons ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Torit uprising ⓘ
casualties dozens killed ⓘ
chronologicallyBefore First Sudanese Civil War ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
date 1955-08-18 ⓘ
endTime 1955-08-22 ⓘ
hasCause fears of northern domination after Sudanese independence ⓘ
grievances within the Equatoria Corps ⓘ
political marginalization of Southern Sudanese ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to militarization of Southern Sudanese politics ⓘ
deepened mistrust between northern and southern elites in Sudan ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Anglo-Egyptian Sudan era ⓘ
involves Anglo-Egyptian Sudan army structures ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Egyptian army
languageContext Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
location Southern Sudan ⓘ
Torit ⓘ
occursBefore Sudan independence in 1956 ⓘ
opposedBy Sudanese army ⓘ
northern-dominated Sudanese authorities ⓘ
participant Equatoria Corps ⓘ
Southern Sudanese soldiers ⓘ
partOf history of Sudan ⓘ
precedes formation of the Anyanya movement ⓘ
region Equatoria ⓘ
linked to: Equatoria region
relatedTo First Sudanese Civil War ⓘ
North–South conflict in Sudan ⓘ
result escalation of north–south tensions in Sudan ⓘ
executions and imprisonment of mutineers ⓘ
suppression of the mutiny by government forces ⓘ
significance marked the beginning of organized Southern armed resistance ⓘ
widely regarded as a key spark of the First Sudanese Civil War ⓘ
startTime 1955-08-18 ⓘ
typeOfConflict internal armed conflict ⓘ
year 1955 ⓘ

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