Sudan’s 2019 revolution was a remarkable example of nonviolent action at work. Activists were organized and disciplined despite challenging circumstances, resulting in President Omar al-Bashir’s resignation. However, Sudan’s democratic transition has faltered in the years since Bashir’s downfall and is now threatened by the Sudanese military’s counterrevolutionary coup last fall. On June 23, USIP hosted a discussion with Sudanese activists and scholars on how Sudanese civic leaders can learn from their earlier strengths as they recover from the 2021 coup.
Zahra Hayder
Sudanese Activist
Jawhara Kanu
Program Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace; Synergizing Nonviolent Action and Peacebuilding (SNAP)
Marija Marovic
Senior Advisor, Gisa Group
Muna Qurashi
Program Manager, Sudan Commission for Social Security and Poverty Reduction
Matthew Cebul, moderator
Research Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/roots-revolution-sudan-successes-setbacks-and-path-forward
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