The reasons for the revolution of December 19, 2018 and the change of the Bashir regime in Sudan

Document Type : Brief summaries of Dissertations.

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Institute of African Research and Studies Aswan University

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The Shir regime admitted that the living situation is difficult for Sudanese citizens, in light of a number of problems, such as the problem of the local currency exchange rate, which reached 60 Sudanese pounds against the dollar on the black market (the official rate ranged around 48 pounds against the dollar), and the problem of the scarcity of liquidity among Banks, and problems related to importing basic commodities, but he went on to say that the government knows these problems well and is working to solve them ().
It can be said that these protests are popular protests par excellence, which were subsequently joined by political parties and the Union of Professionals, and began with an economic-social character, but soon crystallized political demands calling for a change in the political system, especially in light of his direct responsibility for the deterioration of living conditions, and President Omar's aspiration Al-Bashir to run for a new presidential term that may be open in the 2020 elections, and the Islamic movement’s support for this trend, which it confirmed in its last ninth conference; in which it announced its support for Al-Bashir's candidacy for a new term; This is despite the fact that it was close to recording 30 years of rule in Sudan, which prompted the demonstrators to burn the headquarters of the ruling National Congress Party in all the cities where the protests erupted, in addition to seizing and distributing the contents of the Zakat Office of goods and food supplies

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