Veteran journalist Mahjoub Mohamed Saleh, 91, says Sudan's opposition bloc has been the most consistent and well-organised in agitating for tangible political change. “For four months, these people were not afraid to put their bodies on the line,” he said.
After decades of intense divisions, Sudan’s political opposition united recently to form a powerful three-pronged bloc that became part of the protest wave which ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir last week.
Lastly, the Sudanese Professionals Association is comprised of small political cadres mostly staffed by young, urban people counting academics, doctors and engineers among their ranks. Saleh says the opposition bloc has been the most consistent and well-organised in agitating for tangible political change.Officials say at least 65 people have died in protest-related violence since the demonstrations erupted.
“All the various parties that make up the opposition are now going to unite, sort out their differences and learn from their previous mistakes at this crucial time,” he added.
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