Protesters who rushed the streets of Sudan in celebration Thursday are facing the prospect of a long struggle ahead as the military figures who ended Bashir's 30-year rule seem to be preparing to hang on to power: by farai7zo, ssirgany and NimaCNN
As news of Bashir's downfall was still reverberating around the world, a military council dissolved the government, suspended the country's constitution and declared a three month state of emergency. The military said it will remain in control for at least two years to oversee a"transition of power," leading to dismay from protesters and outside observers that elections will not be held anytime soon.
Why a second Arab Spring could be dawning 21:05Fall of a dictatorBashir took control after a coup in 1989 and became President in 1993. He stands accused of conducting a campaign of ethnic cleansing in the country's Darfur region, and was nearly arrested in 2015 while visiting South Africa. He faces five counts of crimes against humanity and two counts of war crimes in connection to Sudanese military actions in Darfur.
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