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Publisher (J.T)
December 19, 2019
Sudan is expected to start a week of festivities today, tomark one year since the beginning of protests that led to the ouster of theimmediate past leader, Omar al-Bashir.
The protests were sparked by soaring bread prices in thecentral town of Atbara and across the country, while Bashir, who had been inpower for three decades was toppled in April.
The celebrations have been organised by the transitionalgovernment and the protest movement as tribute to the thousands ofdemonstrators who propelled the uprising.
The military and the main opposition coalition signed aConstitutional declaration in August, which paved the way for the formation ofa power-sharing government and ended months of unrest. A governing body of sixcivilians and five generals was set up to oversee a three-year transitionperiod.
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