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Sudan crisis: Three top generals agree to quit as protests continue | |
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Three of the most controversial figures of Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council have offered their resignations - one of the key demands of the protest movement. | Three of the most controversial figures of Sudan's ruling Transitional Military Council have offered their resignations - one of the key demands of the protest movement. |
The three generals were seen as staunch Islamists and allies of deposed President Omar al-Bashir. | |
It follows talks between the military council and protest leaders. | It follows talks between the military council and protest leaders. |
A "million-strong march for civilian rule" has been called later to maintain the pressure for democratic reform. | A "million-strong march for civilian rule" has been called later to maintain the pressure for democratic reform. |
Thousands of protesters have arrived in the capital, Khartoum, by train from various cities to take part in the event. | Thousands of protesters have arrived in the capital, Khartoum, by train from various cities to take part in the event. |
"What we are hoping to do today is to continue our peaceful resistance," said Dr Sara Abdelgalil, of the Sudanese Professionals Association, the main group behind the protests. | |
She told the BBC: "Regime members and the NCP [the ousted president's party] are trying to show themselves as being legitimate to continue ruling the transitional period." | |
Protest leaders have been calling on the Transitional Military Council to hand over to a civilian administration. | Protest leaders have been calling on the Transitional Military Council to hand over to a civilian administration. |
At a press conference on Wednesday, military spokesman Lt-Gen Shamseddine Kabbashi said the two sides had reached agreement on most of the demands, and that they decided to set up a joint committee to bridge their differences. | At a press conference on Wednesday, military spokesman Lt-Gen Shamseddine Kabbashi said the two sides had reached agreement on most of the demands, and that they decided to set up a joint committee to bridge their differences. |
The three generals stepping down are Omar Zain al-Abideen, Jalal al-Deen al-Sheikh and Al-Tayeb Babakr Ali Fadeel. | The three generals stepping down are Omar Zain al-Abideen, Jalal al-Deen al-Sheikh and Al-Tayeb Babakr Ali Fadeel. |