Awad Ibn Auf, Sudan’s defence
minister and leader of the coup that seized power from Omar al-Bashir, has
stepped down.
He announced his decision to step
down at a nationwide broadcast on Friday.
In the broadcast, he said another
military general would be in charge of the country.
“I hereby announce my resignation
as head of the Transitional Military Council and the appointment of the person,
in whose experience and suitability I trust to bring this ship to a safe
shore,” Ibn Ouf said on television.
“I announce the selection of
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdulrahman to succeed me as president of the
military council.”
Ibn Ouf also said he had fired
Kamal Abdelmarouf, his deputy, before stepping down.
After forcing al-Bashir to quit,
Auf had announced that the military would be in charge of the country for two
years before conducting elections.
But the protesters, who had
earlier demanded the resignation of al-Bashir, mounted pressure on the military
to leave.
They refused to leave the
streets, saying the coup leaders were too close to Bashir.
At a news conference on Friday,
Omer Zainal-Abdin, chairman of the political committee in Sudan’s transitional
military council, had acknowledged the people’s right of demonstration but said
the council would deal decisively with anyone who blocks a road or a bridge.
He said the task of the council
was to maintain the security and stability of Sudan, while affirming that the
military would not tolerate any chaos.
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