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The 2018 Sudanese protests were a series of peaceful demonstrations and protest actions nationwide targeting the issues they've been living with for a bit of time. Anti-government rioting has also been occurring nationwide. Anti-austerity and anti-corruption agencies have protested as well, demanding democratic reforms and justice. The movement was suppressed by February 1, while 2 has been killed. Protesters first came into the streets demanding the end of the government and an end to corruption. Clashes erupted between the military as tanks was pulled in and the army was deployed to quell mass unrest from spreading. Bread riots occurred in
Omdurman Omdurman (standard ar, أم درمان ''Umm Durmān'') is a city in Sudan. It is the most populated city in the country, and thus also in the State of Khartoum. Omdurman lies on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite and northwest of the ...
, where the demonstrations first broke out. Tear gas was used to disperse protesters who pelted rocks and demanded an end to spiralling food inflation and pressure on doctors. Doctors, students and mothers all joined the protest movement, leading to more violence. The large-scale civil unrest was suppressed on 28 January-1 February when 2 was killed in various acts of
Civil disobedience Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal of a citizen to obey certain laws, demands, orders or commands of a government (or any other authority). By some definitions, civil disobedience has to be nonviolent to be called "civil". Hen ...
. Massive disorder also rocked Khartoum but was suppressed brutally but ultimately, it led to the
Sudanese Revolution The Sudanese Revolution was a major shift of political power in Sudan that started with street protests throughout Sudan on 19 December 2018 and continued with sustained civil disobedience for about eight months, during which the 2019 Sudane ...
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See also

* 2011-2013 protests in Sudan *
Sudanese Revolution The Sudanese Revolution was a major shift of political power in Sudan that started with street protests throughout Sudan on 19 December 2018 and continued with sustained civil disobedience for about eight months, during which the 2019 Sudane ...
* 2019 Sudan sit-in


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