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The history of the Sudanese war.

Until its edges reached that limited homeland, that was the best means to prevent enslavement and abolish the slave trade. And the appointment of Sir Samuel Baker as Governor-General of the Equatorial Provinces, and he remained there until 1873, then he resigned. His resignation was accepted, and the heir to the throne of England, General Gordon, was praised to the Khedivial Court. He suggested his appointment in place of Sir Samuel Baker, so orders were issued to appoint him. The slave traders were before that, Governor-General of Sudan from its furthest to its furthest, until Gordon Pasha said about it, meaning "The slave trade in Sudan has deeply affected the body of the people, to the point that it has become like marrow to bones, and enslavement for the Sudanese is the alphabet that they disdain, whether they are rich or poor. There is no one in Sudan who is not its target, and there is no one among them who loves its abolition or who denies it at the outset of any talk that refers to its abolition." This is despite the fact that seven-eighths of the city dwellers are slaves, serving in homes or organized into the ranks of the attacking and defending army, and rarely were they employed for agriculture and farming. Therefore, their condition was much better than the condition of slaves in the West Indies. Accordingly, Gordon said that abolishing the slave trade at once is unjust, as many of them prefer slavery to freedom. As he learned about freedom, he freed many from the bondage of slavery, so they refused freedom of their own accord. Therefore, he did not pay attention to freeing the slaves, but rather directed most of his attention to abolishing what he found of enslavement and preventing those who were accustomed to raiding the lands bordering the borders.

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