Gordon Memorial College

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Gordon Memorial College was a prominent colonial-era educational institution in Khartoum that later evolved into the University of Khartoum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf college
educational institution
architecturalStyle colonial architecture
campusLocatedNear Blue Nile
White Nile
commemorates death of General Charles Gordon in 1885
Siege of Khartoum
surface form: siege of Khartoum
continent Africa
country Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
dissolved mid-20th century
followedBy University of Khartoum
follows Mahdist rule in Sudan
foundedBy British colonial administration in Sudan
Horatio Herbert Kitchener
surface form: Kitchener, Horatio Herbert
hasPart School of Agriculture
School of Arts
School of Engineering
School of Law
School of Science
School of Veterinary Science
heritage predecessor institution of University of Khartoum
inception 1902
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Khartoum
Khartoum North
surface form: Khartoum North Governorate

Sudan
mergedInto University of Khartoum
namedAfter Charles George Gordon
notableAlumni Abdalla Khalil
Ismail al-Azhari
other early Sudanese political leaders
offers higher education courses
secondary education
teacher training
technical education
operatedDuring colonial period in Sudan
operatedUnder Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
surface form: Anglo-Egyptian Condominium administration

Government of British India
surface form: British colonial government
partOf historical roots of University of Khartoum
purpose to provide modern education in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
to serve as a memorial to General Charles Gordon
reorganizedAs University of Khartoum
surface form: University College of Khartoum
roleIn development of modern education in Sudan
formation of Sudanese educated elite
significantFor being a leading educational institution in Sudan
training Sudanese civil servants
training Sudanese professionals

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University of Khartoum foundedAs Gordon Memorial College
University of Khartoum formerName Gordon Memorial College
UofK formerName Gordon Memorial College
UoK formerName Gordon Memorial College
subject surface form: University of Khartoum
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha educatedAt Gordon Memorial College