Sudan\u2019s military leaders and ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok have signed a deal to bring the latter back to power as the head of a cabinet of technocrats nearly a month after a much-condemned military coup dissolved his government.<\/strong><\/p>\n
More than two years ago, massive anti-government demonstrations, mostly over deteriorating economic problems, hit Sudan, with protesters, mostly the youth, demanding the resignation of then-President Omar al-Bashir.<\/p>\n
Bashir was ultimately deposed through a military coup following months of protests in April 2019, after ruling over the country for three decades. In August the same year, a governing council comprised of civilian and military leaders was founded to run the country.<\/p>\n
The transitional civilian-military administration, Sudan\u2019s highest executive authority, is tasked with leading the country to free and fair multiparty elections.<\/p>\n
However, a military coup, led by Sudan’s military chief and de facto leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, was staged on October 25 that dissolved the fragile government. Hamdok was detained and put under house arrest in a move that infuriated the Sudanese and sparked international outcry, including from the UN Security Council. Other civilian leaders were also held in military detention.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, the Burhan-led junta and Hamdok signed a deal, according to which he will continue his career as Sudan\u2019s prime minister, all political prisoners detained during the coup will be released, and a 2019 constitutional declaration is the basis for a political transition.<\/p>\n
The details of the deal were read out on Sudan\u2019s state television.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The new deal was reached following an agreement among Sudanese political factions, ex-rebel groups, and the military leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know our youth have the capacity for sacrifice, determination, and giving up all that is precious. But Sudanese blood is precious, let us stop the bloodshed and direct the youth’s energy into building and development,\u201d Hamdok said, stressing that the deal with military leaders aims to restore Sudan\u2019s democratic transition.<\/p>\n
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