the country's defense minister those says troops have arrested al bashir and will preside over an interim government for the next two years as the country's transitions into new leadership. the regime has fallen the people are celebrating. but amidst the triumph it's easy to forget that this is just a first step in remaking sudan. the country has been rocked by successive coups and coup attempts ever since it gained independence in one nine hundred fifty six. in one thousand nine hundred nine omar al bashir seized power in a coup of his own and managed to hold on to that power. up until just now. but the way in which bashir was ousted has left a bad taste in the mouths of many sudanese to them this seems like simply another coup and the new leader might just be another military dictator. to disobey