{"id":9135,"date":"2019-04-11T11:46:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T08:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=9135"},"modified":"2019-04-11T11:50:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T08:50:18","slug":"breaking-gen-bashir-steps-down-as-sudan-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2019\/04\/11\/breaking-gen-bashir-steps-down-as-sudan-president\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Gen Bashir Steps Down As Sudan President"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sudan\u2019s President Omar al-Bashir has stepped down and consultations are under way to set up a transitional council to run the country, government sources and a provincial minister said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The minister of production and economic resources in North Darfur Adel Mahjoub Hussein told the Dubai-based al-Hadath TV that \u201cthere are consultations to form a military council to take over power after President Bashir stepped down\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Sudanese soldiers have raided the offices of a group linked to President Omar al-Bashir&#8217;s ruling National Congress Party in Khartoum, witnesses told both AFP and Reuters news agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soldiers have entered the offices of the Islamic Movement, the main component of Sudan&#8217;s ruling party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of Khartoum residents chanted &#8220;the regime has fallen&#8221; as they flooded the area around army headquarters in the Sudanese capital, reports AFP news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are still waiting for a statement from the army which was promised more than four hours ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are waiting for big news,&#8221; one protester told AFP from the sit-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We won&#8217;t leave from here until we know what it is. 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