The People of Sudan Don't Want to Share Power with their Military Oppressors

Author: Muzan Alneel

In: Jacobin, 2021

This article starts by suggesting the popular resistance in Sudan led the military to make a deal with the civilian politicians they had jailed, but on terms ensuring military control. It also notes the refusal by the resistance committees that led the 2019 revolution to accept power sharing. Muzan traces the evolution from the 2019 revolution to the coup, stressing that political parties had been dominant in the transition civilian government. He also comments on the economic problems, including very high inflation, which had led to popular unrest, which might have encouraged the coup plotters.

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https://jacobinmag.com/2021/11/sudan-revolution-coup-strikes-power-sharing-protests

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