2011–2013 Sudanese protests

Sudanese protests (2011–2013)
Sudanese protests (2011–2013)
Part of the Arab Spring
	Sudan
Date	30 January 2011 – 26 October 2013; (2 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 6 days); Small protests ongoing.
Location	Sudan
Caused by	Corruption; Unemployment; Austerity measures; Inspiration from concurrent regional protests;
Goals	Resignation of Omar al-Bashir; Removal of austerity plan; Democracy;
Methods	Demonstrations; Strike action; Riots; Sit-ins; Self-immolation; Online activism;
Resulted in	President Omar al-Bashir announced he would not seek re-election in 2015 (announcement later withdrawn); Independence of South Sudan;
Parties
Various opposition groups Sudanese Communist Party; Sudan Change Now;	Sudanese Government NISS; National Congress Party;
Lead figures
	Non-centralized leadership Omar al-Bashir; President of Sudan
Casualties
Death(s)	200+
Arrested	2,000

The 2011–2013 protests in Sudan began in January 2011 as part of the Arab Spring regional protest movement. Unlike in other Arab countries, popular uprisings in Sudan had succeeded in toppling the government prior to the Arab Spring in 1964 and 1985. Demonstrations in Sudan however were less common throughout the summer of 2011, during which South Sudan seceded from Sudan, but resumed in force later that year and again in June 2012, shortly after the government passed its much criticized austerity plan.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.