A dictionary containing over 1900 biographical notices of Sudanese and foreign persons who died before 1948.
"Contains over 1900 short notices of people who have died before 1948 and who have contributed... to the story of the Sudan."--Preface.
The Mahdi's family and heritage played a major political and cultural role in the Sudan, both before and after independence.This volume begins with introductory material on the Mahdia and a biographical sketch of the author of the Sra, ...
This is the first volume of the Biographical Dictionary of South Sudan, an ongoing research project begun in July 2001.
A Biographical Dictionary of the British Colonial Governor: Africa
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. ix, 246 p., ill., maps. ISBN 0192803131 929/.1/072041 CS414. ... In search of the “forlorn hope”: A comprehensive guide to locating British regiments and their records (1640–WWI).
This fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Sudan covers the history of Sudan through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography.
Dictionary includes lists of government leaders and biographical sketches of important historical figures.