source: Radio Dabanga; Radio Tamazuj; Sudan Tribune; Africa Confidential
actor1: Military Forces of Sudan (1989-2019)
actor2: Government of Sudan (1989-2019)
location: Khartoum
notes: On April 11th, elements of the Sudan Armed Forces announced a coup against President al Bashir, suspending the constitution and establishing a nationwide ceasefire, whilst declaring a new state of emergency and curfew (the coup itself may have taken place on the evening of the 10th). The presidency switched hands from Lt Gen Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf to Lt Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan between April 11-12th after protests over a two-year military government. RSF paramilitary leader Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan ('Hemeti') was appointed interim vice-president on April 13th. After the coup, Bashir was placed under house arrest (and then moved to Kober prison on the 16th), a number of his aides as well as senior NCP figures (including the new interim NCP leader, Ahmed Haroun) were arrested, the Army Chief of Staff Kamal Abdel-Marouf was relieved and NISS director Salah 'Gosh' was forced to step down. On April 17th, the military announced that irregular forces (described as Popular Defence, and Popular Police, in the source) were being integrated in the mainstream armed forces; on April 24th three senior figures in the Transitional Military Council stepped down, following accusation that they were 'Islamists'.