Editing History of Sudan (section)

==== 2021 coup ====
{{main|2021 Sudanese coup d'état}}

On 25 October 2021, the [[Sudanese Armed Forces|Sudanese military]], led by General [[Abdel Fattah al-Burhan]], took control of the government in a military coup. At least five senior government figures were initially detained.<ref name="guard1">{{citation |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/sudan-coup-fears-amid-claims-military-have-arrested-senior-government-officials |title=Sudan's PM and other leaders detained in apparent coup attempt |date=25 October 2021 |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=Sudan |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025061119/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/25/sudan-coup-fears-amid-claims-military-have-arrested-senior-government-officials |url-status=live }}</ref> Civilian [[Prime Minister of Sudan|Prime Minister]] [[Abdalla Hamdok]] refused to declare support for the coup and on 25 October called for popular resistance; he was moved to [[house arrest]] on 26 October.

Key civilian groups including the [[Sudanese Professionals Association]] and [[Forces of Freedom and Change]] called for [[civil disobedience]] and refusal to cooperate with the coup organisers.

Faced with internal and international resistance, al-Burhan declared his willingness to restore the Hamdok Cabinet on 28 October, although the deposed Prime Minister declined this initial offer, making any further dialogue conditional on the full restoration of the pre-coup system.<ref name="reuters291021">{{cite web| url = https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudan-coup-leader-says-technocrat-will-lead-new-government-ousted-pm-could-2021-10-29/| title = Sudan's ousted PM wants coup reversed before talks, sources say| work = Reuters| date = 29 October 2021| access-date = 30 October 2021| archive-date = 24 November 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211124034002/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/sudan-coup-leader-says-technocrat-will-lead-new-government-ousted-pm-could-2021-10-29/| url-status = live}}</ref> On 21 November 2021, Hamdok and al-Burhan signed a 14-point deal that reinstated Hamdok as prime minister and stated that all political prisoners would be freed. Civilian groups including [[Forces for Freedom and Change]] and the [[Sudanese Professionals Association]] rejected the deal, refusing continued power-sharing with the military.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sudan's Hamdok reinstated as PM after political agreement signed|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/21/sudans-hamdok-reinstated-as-pm-after-political-agreement-signed|access-date=21 November 2021|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en|archive-date=21 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121130707/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/21/sudans-hamdok-reinstated-as-pm-after-political-agreement-signed|url-status=live}}</ref>