Political developments in Sudan and their impact on political instability after 2011
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Keywords:
popular demonstrations, fall of the regime, military coup،Civil War.Abstract
Since the secession of South Sudan in 2011, Sudan has entered a complex phase of political, economic, and social transformations. The secession marked the beginning of a series of successive crises, starting with the loss of a large portion of oil resources, which led to a stifling economic crisis, and then the escalation of conflicts in the states of Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile, where internal wars continued and tensions between the center and the periphery rose. In the following years, the country witnessed successive waves of popular protests, the most prominent of which was in December 2018, when the Sudanese people took to the streets demanding the overthrow of the regime due to economic hardship and the lack of freedoms. This revolution resulted in the end of President Omar al-Bashir's thirty-year rule in 2019. However, the path to stability remained fraught with obstacles, as Sudan entered a turbulent transitional phase in which civilians and the military shared power, amid regional interference and serious security and economic challenges. Despite attempts to build a democratic civil state, the situation did not stabilize. Rather, differences between the political and military components deepened, and living conditions deteriorated. For citizens, the armed conflict erupted in April 2023 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces, further complicating the situation and plunging the country into a tunnel of chaos and instability.
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