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Thousands of people have taken to the streets of in Sudan’s capital Khartoum demanding a fully civilian government.
The relationship between military generals and Sudanese pro-democracy groups has deteriorated in recent weeks over the country’s future.
Sudan has been ruled by an interim civilian-military government since 2019. The military ousted longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April that year, following four months of mass protests against his rule. With al-Bashir toppled, the ruling generals agreed to share power with civilians representing the protest movement.
The aftermath has been volatile. Days earlier, a rival group rallied in support of the military leaders. Thursday’s rallies were an answer.
“Let’s mark with our protests a new wave of popular uprising that will pave the way for a fully civilian and democratic rule,” read a statement by the Sudanese Professionals’ Association, which called for large rallies nationwide on Thursday. The group spearheaded the nationwide uprising that kicked off in December 2018 and culminated in al-Bashir’s ouster.
Thousands of men and women marched in the capital Thursday waving the Sudanese flag and chanting: “We are free! We are revolutionaries! We will carry on with our journey!”
Tensions between the civilians and generals in the transitional government have increased since Sudan’s interim authorities said they foiled a coup attempt within the military last month. Officials blamed al-Bashir loyalists for the move. The announcement also aroused fears among civilians that the military may eventually hijack the country’s transition to a civilian democratic rule.
Military leaders have also signaled a change in direction. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the ruling Sovereign Council, said that dissolving the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Hamdok could resolve the ongoing political crisis. Hamdok responded last week by addressing the public in a televised speech where he laid out a series of measures that he said would help speed the handover to a completely elected and civilian government. They included repeated exhortations for groups of differing opinions to work together, and for the country’s transitional constitution and judicial bodies to be respected.
Thursday’s rallies come days after a rival protest in support of the ruling generals.
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On Saturday, thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of Khartoum to demand the dismantling of Hamdok’s government and the establishment of military rule. Since then, hundreds of them have been camping outside the ((republican palace Capitalized?)), the seat of the Sovereign Council.
In a tweet on Wednesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on the Sudanese to exercise their right to assembly peacefully and without violence.
Thursday’s rallies also coincide with the 57th anniversary with the Sudanese uprising that ended the military rule of Gen. Ibrahim Abboud in 1964 and paved the way for a constitutional government.
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