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Sudanese Communists call for international solidarity in the fight against the military coup

SUDANESE communists called for international solidarity today in the fight against a military coup backed by “world imperialism” aimed at stopping the people’s march to victory against the dictatorial regime.

The urgent appeal came after the toppling of President Omar al-Bashir last week led to a “classical palace coup.”

Sudanese generals took power and immediately declared a three-month state of emergency with a curfew from sunset until morning.

Millions have continued to defy the conditions imposed by the military junta, occupying the streets of the capital Khartoum and most major towns and cities across the country.

However the armed forces insist they will rule in a transitional period lasting up to two years until they organise elections and implement civilian rule.

Demonstrations started in the African nation in December 2018 over the trebling of bread prices.

Protests soon galvanised into a movement seeking to overthrow Mr Bashir who came to power in a 1989 coup.

They accused his government of economic mismanagement and implementing harsh austerity measures while also increasing military and defence spending.

Mr Bashir developed the powerful National Intelligence Security Services as well as a host of other parallel security organisations.

He also armed militias to tighten his grip over the Sudanese people and fend off threats to his authoritarian rule. 

Despite being wanted for war crimes in Darfur, the Islamist leader enjoyed the support of regional reactionary leaders along with western imperialist countries and the European Union (EU).

They placed strategic interests above human rights with former US President Barack Obama lifting sanctions in one of his last acts in office in 2017.

Critics said the decision was influenced by the Central Intelligence Agency having a large office based in the Sudanese capital. 

EU fears over immigrants from Africa crossing from the Mediterranean led to the signing of the 2015 Khartoum Process.

Mr Bashir’s government was seen as a key ally in stemming the flow along the eastern migratory route.

The Sudanese Ccommunist Party called for unity of the masses and the intensification of action in order to achieve the transfer of power to the people.

It vowed to “thwart the ongoing conspiracies hatched by the US and its lackeys” which it said were pressing for weaker sections of the Sudanese opposition to join the regime which would give it a new lease of life.

“Occupying the streets and maintaining the peaceful nature of the revolution are the true strength of the Sudanese revolution,” party officials told the Star.

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