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Sudan, a country in constant turmoil
Updated On: 30 October, 2021 08:24 AM IST | Sudan | Agencies
Monday’s military coup in Sudan threatens to wreck the country’s fragile transition to democracy, more than two years after an uprising forced the removal of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir
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Sudanese people protest a military coup that overthrew the transition to civilian rule. Pic/AFP
What sparked the coup?
Tensions have been growing for months between supporters of the military and civilian rule. The main protest umbrella group has been stepping up calls for the military to hand leadership over to civilians. Supporters of the military have also stepped up action. Since Sept, tribal protesters have blocked the main road to Sudan’s Red Sea port as well as fuel pipelines, demanding Hamdok’s government be dissolved.
How did Sudan get to this state?
The military dissolved the government of OM Abdalla Hamdok as well as the Sovereign Council, a power-sharing body of military officers and civilians that had been ruling Sudan since late 2019. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan said the military would hold power till elections can be held in July 2023. He declared a state of emergency.
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