PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1956Independence1 January 1956 (from Egypt and the UK)CIA World Factbook
- 1986Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1990Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 2003Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 2003First UNESCO World Heritage siteGebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan RegionUNESCO World Heritage
- 2015Most recent legislative election2015-04-13IPU Parline
- 2016Most recent World Heritage inscriptionSanganeb Marine National Park and Dungonab Bay – Mukkawar Island Marine National ParkUNESCO World Heritage
- 2017Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2019First space object launchedSudan Kexue Shiyan W.GCAT
- 2019Most recent space launchGCAT