The Khartoum Massacre: When the Sudanese Revolution Lost Its Innocence
A first person account on surviving the Khartoum massacre and trying to make sense of what remains from the Sudanese revolution.
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Editorial Note: Almost two years ago, on April 11 2019, the Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir was toppled by a military coup after 30 years in power. This came after weeks of sustained street protests, sit-ins, and other forms of civil disobedience by the Sudanese people. The Transitional Military Council (TMC) that replaced al-Bashir included senior officers of the former regime and resisted demands for a fully civilian transitional government. When groups like PI member the Sudanese Professionals Association launched another sit-in in front of the military headquarter in Khartoum, the military responded by murdering and raping hundreds of people on June 11 2019 in what became known as the âKhartoum Massacre.â