For nearly 30 years, he was in power. All was slated to keep a going concern, until the military ousted him. A state of emergency has been announced and the military council that has been proclaimed intends to stay in power for two years followed by elections.
Gen Burhan, who replaced the coup leader, Awad after he resigned on Friday, dissolved all provincial governments and pledged respect for human rights.
The army would maintain "peace, order and security" across Sudan during an already announced transition period that would last at most two years until elections could be and civilian rule introduced, he added.
This is similar to how Bashir came to power and stayed on for 30 years. The only difference being, Sudan coup leader Awad Ibn Auf stood down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader, Omar al-Bashir.
Sometimes the people struggle for change but when they reach a critical stage, it eludes them because the old guards who had been the pillars of the old sneak in and steal it from them. Zimbabwe and Sudan are cases in point and Algeria tends to be moving in that direction.
What Sudan needs at this stage is a transition to democratic rule led by a civilian transitional government that will be tasked with conducting reforms and paving the way to free and fair elections. To ensure a level playing field, members in the transitional government will not be allowed to contest the first presidential and parliamentary elections.
The African masses should become sovereign and not allow themselves to be like Caesar’s mob that dances to the tune of one political aspirant or another.
Generally speaking, that is the ideal situation. But is that what awaits the Sudanese people????
On Wednesday, 15 November, 2017, fresh from jubilations, Zimbabweans woke up to a reality that may have been new to them but is familiar in many other African countries: a military takeover of the government.
As is the case with Sudan (Bashir) The Zimbabwean Defence Force (ZDF) took over the state broadcaster and reportedly put longtime leader Robert Mugabe and his family under house arrest.
Since the 1960s, Africa has seen at least 200 successful and failed coups. However, history has shown that coup leaders don’t always live up to that promise: Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy and most populous country, has spent more of its 57 years of independence under military rule than it has under a civilian president.
Uganda’s last two presidents, who have ruled for a combined 34 years to-date, came to power through a military coup. Unlike in other parts of Africa, military coups have been extremely rare in southern Africa’s post-independence history. In fact, only Lesotho has had two. Coups have generally become rarity across Africa as democracy has taken hold.
40 African countries have seen military coups. Only 14, of Africa’s 54 countries are yet to experience a military coup. Only three countries; Morocco, Kenya, Cameroon have had unsuccessful coups.
In 12 of those 40 countries (where coups have happened), coups occurred within five years of gaining independence. This is because many African countries struggled with transfers of power in their first half century after independence. Leaders who gained recognition during national movements for independence consolidated power and bound their own positions in office with their countries’ national identities.
In total, 23 African countries have seen at least three coups.
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