Sudan protesters begin 2-day strike to press ruling military
Posted May 28, 2019 4:39 am.
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KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan’s protest leaders have launched a two-day general strike to press the ruling military to hand over power to a civilian-led authority.
Wajdi Saleh, a negotiator for the protesters, says they resorted to holding the strike after negotiations with the military council became deadlocked over the makeup and leadership of a sovereign council that would run the country in a three-year transition period.
The Sudanese Professionals’ Association, which spearheaded the protests that led the army to oust President Omar al-Bashir last month, urged people to show up at work on Tuesday and Wednesday but abstain from any activity.
After the military ousted al-Bashir, who ruled for 30 years, army generals took over the country. But the protesters remained in the streets, demanding the military hand over power.
The Associated Press
