First Sudanese Civil War - Members of The British-administered Sudan Defence Force Equatorial Corps Mutinied
Time: Thursday Aug 18, 1955
Place: Torit, South Sudan
Details: On 18 August 1955, members of the British-administered Sudan Defence Force Equatorial Corps mutinied in Torit, and in the following days in Juba, Yei, and Maridi.
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