In Sudan, one death during anti-coup protests

"No to military power"

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Thousands of Sudanese demonstrated on Wednesday in several regions of the country, and in Khartoum a young demonstrator was killed by bullets, according to a medical source.

The protesters against the coup of October 25, 2021 had chosen to demonstrate on April 6 to mark a double anniversary: ​​that of two revolts (1985 and 2019) which 34 years apart brought down two putschist presidents.

In the evening, a union of pro-democracy doctors announced the death of a 19-year-old protester.

This death brings to 94 the toll of demonstrators killed since the October 25 putsch.

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For several days on social networks, activists in Sudan, mired in a serious political and economic crisis since General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane's putsch on October 25, have been promising

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They want, they say, to end the generals - almost always in power in 66 years of independence - and above all the high cost of living, with a plummeting Sudanese pound and inflation at more than 250%.

On this day of Ramadan, declared a holiday by the military power and under overwhelming heat, the demonstrators went out in the South, the coastal East or Darfur, a region of the West ravaged by wars, witnesses reported to the AFP.

In Khartoum, marches were greeted by volleys of tear gas canisters fired by security forces, according to witnesses.

Same shots in Omdurman, its suburbs, and Wad Madani (south).

Security forces

a hospital in the Sudanese capital, firing tear gas canisters and

, said a union of pro-democracy doctors.

In the evening, this union announced the death of a 19-year-old protester.

This death brings to 94 the toll of demonstrators killed since the October 25 putsch.

“April, month of victories”

“April is the month of victories for the Sudanese

,” enthuses Jaafar Hassan, of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FLC), an anti-Bashir civil coalition which was shattered by the putsch.

On April 6, 1985, the streets pushed the army to oust President Jaafar al-Nimeiri, himself an officer.

On April 6, 2019, the crowd began a sit-in and forced the generals to put an end to 30 years of General Omar al-Bashir's dictatorship a few days later.

Three years later to the day,

, explains to AFP the demonstrator Badoui Bachir in Khartoum.

The authorities closed Tuesday evening in Khartoum the bridges leading to the suburbs and deployed troops near the headquarters of the army and the presidential palace, the two headquarters of General Burhane, which concentrate the popular fury.

Since October, the repression of the anti-coup has left 93 dead and hundreds injured, the roundups of militants have continued, according to pro-democracy doctors.

Ahead of Wednesday's protests, Washington called for

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In retaliation for the putsch, the state lost all international aid - that is 40% of its budget.

Since then, the price of bread has soared, that of electricity has multiplied by six and that of gasoline varies from one hour to another... By the end of 2022, estimates the UN, nearly half of the 45 million Sudanese will be food insecure in the country, one of the poorest in the world briefly emerging from decades of embargo after the fall of Bashir.

At the same time, the putsch created a security vacuum, which encouraged looting, tribal conflicts, armed attacks and rapes in different regions.

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General Burhane continues to maintain that he

And he threatens more and more thunderously to expel the UN envoy who pleads for negotiations and a return to the military-civilian partnership.

Opposite, among civilians, the idea of ​​a new alliance with the military has fizzled.

In June 2019, men in fatigues killed at least 128 protesters who demanded civilian rule, not the generals who had replaced Bashir.

," says Jaafar Hassan, of the FLC.