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Fashoda crisis LUcat Search catalogue 294911324

STA
Approved

UPD
2012-03-23

DUT
Fashoda-incident

IND
5

PPN
294911324

UDC
(624)_325.36(44)

SN
A diplomatic confrontation in 1898 (Sept.-Nov.) between French troops, under Major Jean-Baptiste Marchand, and British forces, under General Kitchener, over their rival claims to Fashoda (now Kodok), in southern Sudan. After months of argument Britain's claims were recognized and the French forces stood down.

UF
Fashoda incident

RT
scramble for Africa

BSO
20.03 COLONIAL PERIOD

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