Sudan – towards Democracy
- Institution: State University of Applied Sciences in Gniezno (Poland)
- ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7895-0312
- Year of publication: 2023
- Source: Show
- Pages: 49-61
- DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/ajepss.2023.2.05
- PDF: ajepss/2-2/ajepss2023205.pdf
For 30 years, Sudan was ruled by one man – Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir. He went down in history as a dictator. His rule was marked by terror, persecution and suffering. Bashir’s regime led to the displacement of millions, the death of thousands, poverty, a humanitarian and economic crisis in the country, and he was indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and genocide. With the fall of Bashir, there was a short-lived hope for a better future. But it was an illusory hope. The country’s political scene has been taken over by the military, which is still in power despite announcements that it would hand over power to civilians. The purpose of this article is to analyze the political and social situation that led to the fall of the Bashir regime and the current political situation under the military junta. The analysis is based solely on information gathered from open sources of intelligence (OSINT).
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