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The revolt shook the Arab world again. The uprisings in Algeria and Sudan have resulted in the overthrow of long-time leaders, although the military has thwarted popular demands for change.
A first wave of revolt in 2011 caused a shock wave in many Arab countries. It began in Tunisia, where President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was overthrown in January after 23 years in power.
Although Tunisia has since been able to move to democracy, the results in other countries are bleak.
In Egypt, where mbad uprisings forced Hosni Mubarak to resign in February 2011, after nearly three decades of power, power is now in the hands of former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Qaeda. Sisi, accused of repression.
Other countries involved in the 2011 "Arab Spring", such as Libya, Syria and Yemen, have sunk into civil war and chaos.
Here is a summary of the main events during the new uprisings of the Arab world in Algeria and Sudan.
Algeria
Unprecedented protests erupted in February 2019 after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced that he was considering running for a fifth term in the upcoming elections.
At the age of 80, weakened after a stroke in 2013 and rarely seen in public, Bouteflika, in a wheelchair, has been in power since 1999.
On March 10, the head of the army, Ahmed Gaid Salah, is committed to the army sharing the "values and principles" of the population as protests multiply to demand his resignation.
It's a turning point, with Gaid Salah among those considered loyal to Bouteflika. Two weeks later, he asks the president to resign or be declared medically unfit to govern.
On April 2, Gaid Salah called for a dismissal procedure against Bouteflika. Abandoned by his loyal supporters, the president resigns a few hours later.
But Algerians continue to protest, demanding the departure of the entire ruling system, including Gaid Salah, which has become the country's power.
They reject plans for the presidential elections in July, saying that Algerian institutions are too tarnished by corruption to guarantee a legitimate vote.
Mbadive demonstrations took place in the capital on May 31, for a fifteenth consecutive Friday, despite a wave of arrests and detentions.
"No elections with this ruling gang," shouts the crowd.
On June 2, the constitutional council declared that an election in July would be impossible, as only two people applied and both were rejected.
Sudan
The December protests against the rising price of bread quickly led to unrelenting demonstrations allowing Omar al-Bashir to quit after three decades of iron rule.
On February 22, Bashir declared state of emergency throughout the country.
But the demonstrations intensify and on April 6, thousands of people set up their camp in front of the army headquarters in Khartoum, some inspiring of Bouteflika's ousting a few days ago .
On April 11, the military authorities announced that they had deposed Bashir and that a transitional military council would govern for two years.
The demonstrators denounce a "military coup" and require a civil regime.
Talks between leaders of the protest and military leaders appear to be progressing but are broken off on May 20 due to the composition of a transitional authority.
Protesters maintain pressure on the ruling military council, with demonstrations and a major strike on May 28-29.
In late May, the head of the military council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, went to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, both strongly opposed to the popular uprisings, while he was seeking regional support.
On June 3, troops and paramilitaries dispersed the protest camp outside the headquarters of the army, killing more than 100 people, according to the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, who are close to the protesters.
On June 5, the leaders of the demonstration declined the offer of the military council to hold elections and talks.
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