Sudanese Prime Minister Abdullah Hamduk announced his resignation tonight (Sunday), less than two months after he was reinstated as prime minister and released from house arrest following a military coup in the country.
Hamduk announced his resignation in a broadcast speech to the Sudanese nation in which he said that a new political agreement was needed and that any attempt to reach talks with the military council and its head, General 'Abd al-Fatah Burhan, was in vain.
However, Hamduk said that "Sudan's armed forces are serving the Sudanese people and are part of it" and called on the public to refrain from violence.
Sudan has experienced in recent weeks a growing wave of protests demanding that the military relinquish its reins of power and allow political leaders to compete in free elections that will ensure a civil democratic regime in the country.
Military authorities responded to demonstrations by firing live ammunition and knocking down Internet services in an attempt to prevent the protest from spreading.
In the military coup that took place on October 25, military personnel ousted members of the government's civilian and political wing, imprisoned some of them and placed Prime Minister Hamduk under house arrest.
Only after fierce protest and severe international pressure did the army chiefs agree to reinstate Prime Minister Hamduk and release the rest of the detainees.
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