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April 19, 2019

Sudan: Mass Protests Demand Civilian Rule After Omar al-Bashir's Ouster
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In Sudan, hundreds of thousands of protesters continued to hold rallies
in cities across the country on Thursday and Friday, calling for an end
to military rule. The protests come as Sudan marks the one-week
anniversary of longtime President Omar al-Bashir's removal by top
Sudanese generals amid a popular uprising against his 30-year rule.
Since al-Bashir's ouster, thousands of youth-led protesters have been
holding a sit-in occupation of areas just outside the Ministry of
Defense in the capital Khartoum. A military council has said it will
oversee a transitional period of up to two years; the protesters are
demanding the military quickly hand over power to a civilian-led
government. The African Union is demanding the same thing or saying
Sudan will have to leave the union. Al-Bashir is in the prison now where
he sentenced so many to death.


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