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France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
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Place in Greater Upper Nile, South Sudan
Kodok or Kothok, formerly known as Fashoda, is a town in the Fashoda County of Upper Nile State, in the Greater Upper Nile region of South Sudan. Kodok is the capital of Shilluk country, formally known as the Shilluk Kingdom. Shilluk had been an independent kingdom for more than…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fashoda Incident
1898 Anglo-French dispute in East Africa
The Fashoda Incident, also known as the Fashoda Crisis, was the climax of imperialist territorial disputes between Britain and France in East Africa, occurring between 10 July to 3 November 1898. A French expedition to Fashoda on the White Nile sought to gain control of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)