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Mark Warner: “Literally, the young people in Sudan overthrew Bashir. The…”

Featuring: Mark Warner, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Senator Warner Delivers Speech on the Third Anniversary of the Conflict in Sudan

Published | Video Starts at 08:27

… between these warring generals, warring groups trying to divide the spoils of the country came literally four years after pro democracy protests swept parts of Sudan in 2019, 20, 19. Literally, the young people in Sudan overthrew Bashir. The previous dictator had been around for close to 40 years. And what had happened was there were literally hundreds of civic, professional and political organizations that came together at that moment of revolution. This was a people's revolution. (08:27–08:35)

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Asserts that Sudanese youth overthrew dictator Bashir, who had been in power for nearly 40 years.

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