Five years since the 25 October 2021 coup in Sudan

Arab sources marked the fifth anniversary of the 25 October 2021 coup, which overthrew the civilian transition in Sudan and enabled Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to take control of power. The sources argue that the coup was the beginning of a path that led to war, economic collapse, and the displacement of citizens.

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• Al Ain News described the coup as a pivotal turning point that opened the door to all-out war, rather than merely a break in the civilian transition process.

  «لم يكن انقلاب 25 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2021 مجرد انقطاع في مسار الانتقال المدني بالسودان، بل محطة مفصلية»

  العين الإخبارية
• Sudanese Online described the five years since the coup as lean years, and attributed the coup to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan.

  «خمس سنوات عجاف انقضت منذ أن أطاح الإنقلابي عبد الفتاح البرهان بالانتقال المدني في الخامس والعشرين من أكتوبر ٢٠٢١»

  سودانايل
• In Sudanese Online, Mahdi Dawood al-Khalifa linked the fifth anniversary to the collapse of the economy and the displacement of citizens.

  «خمسة أعوام من حكم البرهان: من انقلاب 25 أكتوبر إلى انهيار الاقتصاد وتشريد المواطنين»

  سودانايل

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