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Sudan Military Coup Draws Thousands to the Streets in Protest
WORLD | AFRICA
Sudan Military Coup Draws Thousands to the Streets in Protest
Tensions between the country’s civilian and military leaders have been escalating amid a spiraling economic crisis
By Nicholas Bariyo and Gabriele Steinhauser
https://twitter.com/NicholasBariyo
nicholas.bariyo@wsj.com
https://twitter.com/gksteinhauser
Gabriele.Steinhauser@wsj.com
Updated Oct. 25, 2021 8:52 am ET
Thousands of Sudanese pro-democracy protesters streamed into the streets of the capital on Monday to reject a military coup of the transitional government that has ruled the country since the ouster of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir.
In a statement broadcast on state television, Sudan’s most senior military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, declared a state of emergency across the strategic nation on the Horn of Africa and announced the dissolution of the transitional government, which included both civilian and military officials. He said a new caretaker government would soon be appointed to lead the country to elections, without providing a timetable.
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Sudan Military Coup Draws Thousands to the Streets in Protest
Tensions between the country’s civilian and military leaders have been escalating amid a spiraling economic crisis
By Nicholas Bariyo and Gabriele Steinhauser
https://twitter.com/NicholasBariyo
nicholas.bariyo@wsj.com
https://twitter.com/gksteinhauser
Gabriele.Steinhauser@wsj.com
Updated Oct. 25, 2021 8:52 am ET
Thousands of Sudanese pro-democracy protesters streamed into the streets of the capital on Monday to reject a military coup of the transitional government that has ruled the country since the ouster of longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir.
In a statement broadcast on state television, Sudan’s most senior military leader, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, declared a state of emergency across the strategic nation on the Horn of Africa and announced the dissolution of the transitional government, which included both civilian and military officials. He said a new caretaker government would soon be appointed to lead the country to elections, without providing a timetable.
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