The White Flag League (also known as the White Flag Association, White Flag Society, or the White Brigade Movement) was an organized nationalist resistance movement of
Sudanese military officers, formed in 1923–24, which made a substantial early attempt toward Sudanese independence.
The League was founded by Lieutenant Ali Abdullatif and
Abdullah Khalil
Sayed Abdallah Khalil ( ar, عبد الله خليل; ) was a prominent Sudanese politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Sudan.
Early life
Khalil was born in Omdurman and was of Kenzi Nubian origin. In a place called balana in bet ...
. It advocated for "Unity of the Nile Valley," calling for Sudanese independence and unity with Egypt, and pledging allegiance to
King Fuad.
First lieutenant Abdul Fadil Almaz led the group's insurrection at the military training academy in 1924, which ended in their defeat and Almaz's death after the British army blew up the military hospital where he was garrisoned. It has been suggested that this defeat was partially the result of the Egyptian garrison in Khartoum North not supporting the insurrection with artillery as was previously promised.
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History of the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium
This article discusses the history of Anglo-Egyptian Sudan during the history of Sudan from 1899 to 1955.
In January 1899, an Anglo-Egyptian agreement restored Egyptian rule in Sudan but as part of a condominium, or joint authority, exercise ...
References
History of Sudan
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
African resistance to colonialism
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