History of Sudanese armed forces
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Sudanese Armed Forces
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The military force that eventually became the Sudanese army was established in 1898, when six battalions of black soldiers from southern Sudan were recruited to serve with Britain's General Herbert Kitchener in his campaign to retake Sudan." This marks the initial formation of a military force that would evolve into the modern Sudanese Armed Forces
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Upon Sudan's independence in 1956, the army was regarded as a highly trained and competent force. Initially, the army's strength was around 12,000 personnel, expanding to nearly 50,000 by 1972. The military, especially its officer corps, increasingly became involved in politics, leading to a military coup on November 17, 1958, by the army's two senior generals.
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