A state of emergency has been declared in February 2019 as a result of the protests. April 6 and 7 saw the largest protests since the declaration of the state of emergency. In continuing protests, the army has been seen protecting protesters from the security forces on April 10.[5][6][7][8] Eventually the protests led to the military removing al-Bashir from power, installing a transitional council in his place led by Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, but the demonstrators, including Salah, claimed it was just a change of leadership on the same regime and demanded a civilian transitional council.[9]