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January 1, 1956
On January 1, 1956, sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom. César, Anne Glover, Beatrice Ask would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · January 1, 1956
Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom.
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. 8 million people as of 2025 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area.
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The year in brief
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1956th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 956th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1950s decade.
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On January 1, 1956
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1956 Sudan achieves independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom. Country in Northeast Africa
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the southeast, and South Sudan to the south. 8 million people as of 2025 and occupies 1,886,068 square kilometres, making it Africa's third-largest country by area.
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Other moments from 1956
- April 19 Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
- April 26 SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.
- April 3 Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
- April 30 Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
- April 5 Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro declares himself at war with Cuban President Fulgencio Batista.
- April 7 Francoist Spain agrees to surrender its protectorate in Morocco.
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