# Farouk - King of Egypt (co-sovereign of the Sudan)

URL: https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/farouk
Reign: 28 April 1936 – 26 July 1952
Number in the list: 8
Born-Died: 11 February 1920 (Cairo) - 18 March 1965 (Rome)
Dynasty: Muhammad Ali dynasty
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farouk_of_Egypt

Farouk, King of Egypt from 1936, was co-sovereign of the Sudan; in 1951 Egypt abrogated the Condominium and proclaimed him 'King of Egypt and the Sudan', a title Britain did not recognise. He was forced to abdicate after the Free Officers' revolution of July 1952.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Edward VIII](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/edward-viii)
- Next in list: [George VI](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/rulers/george-vi)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1936 - [Equatoria Province Formed](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1936-equatoria-province-formed)
- 1936 - [Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1936-anglo-egyptian-treaty-of-1936)
- 1940 - [Evans-Pritchard's 'The Nuer'](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1940-evans-pritchard-s-the-nuer)
- 1940 - [Second World War in East Africa](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1940-second-world-war-in-east-africa)
- 1944 - [Advisory Council Excludes the South](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1944-advisory-council-excludes-the-south)
- 1946 - [Zande Scheme Launched](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1946-zande-scheme-launched)
- 1946 - [Jonglei Investigation Team](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1946-jonglei-investigation-team)
- 1946 - [Southern Policy Reversed](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1946-southern-policy-reversed)
- 1947 - [Juba Conference of 1947](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1947-juba-conference-of-1947)
- 1948 - [First Southern Secondary School](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1948-first-southern-secondary-school)
- 1948 - [Legislative Assembly Opens](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1948-legislative-assembly-opens)
- 1951 - [Southern Political Movement Founded](https://allhistories.com/south-sudan/timeline/1951-southern-political-movement-founded)