TY  - BOOK
AU  - Willow Berridge
AU  - Justin Lynch
AU  - Raga Makawi
AU  - Alex De Waal
TI  - Sudan's Unfinished Democracy: The Promise and Betrayal of a People's Revolution
SN  - 9781787385351
PY  - 2022///
CY  - London
PB  - Hurst & Company
KW  - Sudan
KW  - Politics
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
KW  - History
KW  - 2019 revolution
N2  - "This book tells the story of the Sudanese revolution of 2019; of how it succeeded in bringing down the long-standing rule of President Omar al-Bashir; and of the troubled transitional civilian-led government that was installed in his place. It sets the scrupulously non-violent uprising in its historical context, showing how the protesters drew upon the precedents of earlier civic revolutions and adapted their practices to the challenges of the al-Bashir regime. The book also explores how that regime was brought to its knees through its inability to manage the intersecting economic and political crises caused by the secession of South Sudan and the loss of oil revenue, alongside the uncontrolled expansion of a sprawling security apparatus.

The civilian protesters called for–and expected–a total transformation of Sudanese politics, but they found themselves grappling with a still-dominant cabal of generals, who had powerful regional backers and a strong hold over the economy. Internally divided, and faced with a deepening economic crisis, the civilian government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has found itself in office, but with less and less real power, unable to change the conduct of political business as usual." --Provided by publisher
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