Constitution
History of Sudan
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| | 1969 | Nemieri, Jaafar al |  |
| Khartoum Declares Sudan to be a one party state, the Sudan Socialist Union |
| 1983 | Nimeiry, Gaafar Muhammad an- |  |
| Imposes Sharia, or Islamic law, throughout the country - alienating the predominantly Chris tian and animist south |
| 26th April Most constitutionally guaranteed rights are suspended, in the north, emergency courts, later known as "decisive justice courts", are established, with summary jurisdiction over criminal cases |
| 1991 | Barre, Siad |  |
| 5th Feb Khartoum Sudan decrees a federal system in order to end 7 years of civil war |
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