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Sudan's military chief resigns

13 April 2019, 12:48 BDT

After ousting president Omar al-Bashir on Thursday, after a day in office as the head of the military council formed to run the country, Defense Minister Awad ibn Aouf announced a sudden resignation on Friday. The news agency Reuters reported that after breaking the curfew in Sudan, the people went on the streets after the protests began and he announced this.

Demonstrators demanded that Bashir should be handed over power to civil authorities, not military regime.

In a speech on television as part of an effort to mitigate public awareness by the promise of a new civilian government, Awad ibn Auf announced the post of council chief. Lieutenant General Abdel Fattahah Al-Burhan will handle his position. Awad ibn Auf says that he is not the only, Kamal Abdel Maruf al-Mahi, who is the Chief of Staff, has been exempted from the deputy head of the Council.

Auf said they are going to start the change.

As soon as the news of change came, the protesters started enjoying the streets of Khartoum.

One group of demonstrators Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) spokesman Rashid Saeed said, "what has happened, it is a step in the right direction and reflects public demand. We are very close to winning. We are committed to our claim. ' He urged the general public not to leave the highway until the demand is met.

After ousting president Bashir on Thursday, the military council, which was constituted to administer the country, had earlier announced that they would remain in power for two years. Omar Zain al-Abidine, head of the political committee of the council, said they will hold dialogue with political leaders.

Earlier, before the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was ousted on Thursday, the protesters came down the street. At that time, members of the army and security forces were deployed in Khartoum's various roads, bridges and other places. Protesters were sloganeering against Bashir. After the announcement of ousting Bashir, curfew was imposed.

But in the night the curfew broke down and thousands of protesters came down the street They demanded that Bashir should not be handed over to power by the civil authority, but not in military regime.

Lt. General Omar Zain al-Abedin said in a press conference yesterday, "Our fundamental goal is to keep the country's stability and maintain security." 

After the ouster of President Bashir, the headquarters of the military council, which has been formed to manage the country, its head al-Abdin He said, "We will not accept the violation of security at any place in the country." But he also said that the plans for dialogue with those protesters are underway.