The Mahdi in Khartoum reject British attempts at negotiations

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 8.2.3: Anglophone African Writing and Culture: Subsaharan.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), David Firth (University of Manchester), Alex Nelungo Wanjala (University of Nairobi)

Domains

Diplomacy

Dates

Date of occurrence 1884-02-18

Places

Sudan (Location)
United Kingdom (Involved)

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British colonial administrator and soldier Charles George Gordon reaches Khartoum, site of an ongoing Sudanese rebellion, but Muhammed Ahmed, who has proclaimed himself the Mahdi (redeemer) rejects his offer of negotiations.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "The Mahdi in Khartoum reject British attempts at negotiations". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18886, accessed 06 May 2024.]

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