Sudan's Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf steps down as head of transitional military council
Sudan's Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf said on Friday that he is stepping down as head of the country's transitional military council, a day after former president Omar al-Bashir was overthrown in a coup. Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan will be the new head of the transitional military council, Ibn Auf said in a speech broadcast on state television on Friday.
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- Published Date: 11:09 | 12 April 2019
- Modified Date: 11:12 | 12 April 2019
Sudan's defense minister says on TV he's stepping down as transitional leader a day after ousting the country's embattled autocratic president.
Gen. Awad Ibn Ouf also announced his successor, army Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, general inspector of the armed forces, as head of the transitional council.
Ibn Ouf said: "I, the head of the military council, announce I am giving up the post," he said, adding he took the decision to preserve unity of the armed forces.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters have been rallying in front of the military headquarters in Khartoum, against the military takeover of power after ousting longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir on Thursday.