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Today in North African history: Muhammad Ahmad declares himself the Mahdi (1881)
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Derek Davison
Jun 29, 2019
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Today in North African history: Muhammad Ahmad declares himself the Mahdi (1881)
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This marks the start of the 1881-1899 Mahdist War, a Sudanese rebellion against Egyptian control that ended with Sudan effectively a British colony.

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