January 2004 - The army moves to quell rebel uprising in western region of Darfur; hundreds of thousands of refugees flee to neighbouring Chad.
March 2004 - UN says pro-government Janjawid militias are carrying out systematic killings of African villagers in Darfur.
September 2004 - UN says Sudan had not met targets for disarming pro-government militias and must accept outside help to protect civilians. Colin Powell, US secretary of state, describes Darfur killings as genocide.
January 2005- UN report accuses the government and militias of systematic abuses in Darfur, but stops short of calling the violence genocide.
March 2005 - UN Security Council authorises sanctions against those who violate ceasefire in Darfur. Council also votes to refer those accused of war crimes in Darfur to International Criminal Court.
May 2006 - Khartoum government and the main rebel faction in Darfur, the Sudan Liberation Movement, sign a peace accord. Two smaller rebel groups reject the deal and the fighting continues.
August 2006 - Sudan rejects United Nations resolution 1706 calling for a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur, saying it would compromise Sudanese sovereignty.
September 2006 - Sudan says African Union troops must leave Darfurwhen their mandate expires at the end of the month, raising fears thatthe region would descend into full-blown war. Activists rally in majorcities around the world calling on Sudan to allow UN peacekeepers into Darfur.
October 2006 - Jan Pronk, the UN's top official in Sudan, is expelled.
November 2006 - African Union extends mandate of its peacekeeping force in Darfur for another six months.
December 2006 - Sudan agrees in principle to accept the deployment of UN troops in Darfur as part of an expanded peacekeeping force.
January 2007 - Save Darfur Coalition (anon-profit organisation and advocacy group dedicated to ending theconflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur) and Omar Al-Bashir,the Sudanpresident, agree to a ceasefire between the government and the rebelgroups, for a period of 60 days while they work towards a lasting peace.
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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