Gordon Memorial College
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Gordon Memorial College is an educational institution in Sudan
. It was built between 1899 and 1902 as part of Lord Kitchener's wide-ranging educational reforms.
Named for General 'Chinese' Charles George Gordon
of the British army, who was killed during the Mahdi uprising in 1885, it was officially opened on 8 November 1902 by Kitchener himself.
The college provided high class education to its students who were drawn from all backgrounds of Sudanese youth, enabling them to gain the sort of education previously only available in the great European universities.
Many of the Sudan's Prime Ministers and generals, including Mohamed Ahmed Mahjoob and Ibrahim Abood Ahmed, studied there.
In 1951, the college was merged with the Kitchener School of Medicine
(founded in 1924) to form University College Khartoum. In 1956, the University College became the University of Khartoum
.
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
. It was built between 1899 and 1902 as part of Lord Kitchener's wide-ranging educational reforms.
Named for General 'Chinese' Charles George Gordon
Charles George Gordon
Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB , known as "Chinese" Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator....
of the British army, who was killed during the Mahdi uprising in 1885, it was officially opened on 8 November 1902 by Kitchener himself.
The college provided high class education to its students who were drawn from all backgrounds of Sudanese youth, enabling them to gain the sort of education previously only available in the great European universities.
Many of the Sudan's Prime Ministers and generals, including Mohamed Ahmed Mahjoob and Ibrahim Abood Ahmed, studied there.
In 1951, the college was merged with the Kitchener School of Medicine
Kitchener School of Medicine
Kitchener School of Medicine, located in Khartoum, Sudan, was established in the year 1924, in memory of Lord H. Kitchener, the Governor General of Sudan from the year 1898 to 1900....
(founded in 1924) to form University College Khartoum. In 1956, the University College became the University of Khartoum
University of Khartoum
The University of Khartoum ia a multi-campus, co-educational university located in Khartoum. It is the largest and oldest university in Sudan. UofK was founded as Gordon Memorial College in 1902 and established in 1956 when Sudan gained independence...
.