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Darfur
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Dar·fur  (där-fr)
A region and former sultanate of western Sudan. Occupied since prehistoric times, the area fell to the Egyptians in 1874 and later to the British, who incorporated it into their holdings in the Sudan.
Darfur [dɑːˈfʊə]
n
(Placename) a region of the W Sudan; an independent kingdom until conquered by Egypt in 1874
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Noun1.Darfur - an impoverished region of western Sudan; "Darfur was a semi-independent sultanate until 1917 and is ethnically distinct from central Sudan"
Republic of the Sudan, Soudan, Sudan - a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956
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A dozen people expressing their views against Dar fur and Zimbabwe is no demonstration, and again George Shire makes no effort to hide this.
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Byline: Ken Davies I FIND it amazing that at the same time as The Mirror's Christmas Appeal for the people of Dar fur who are living in appalling conditions, where they can't get water or food to survive, we have Shirley Bassey spending pounds 500,000 on a birthday bash and Coleen McLoughlin, left, pounds 3,000 on a coffee machine.
Letter: Mirror's Christmas Appeal by The Mirror (London, England)
However, more remains to be done especially in places like Dar fur and Somalia which require concerted action by the African Union and its partners.
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