Activists and participants in the Sudanese revolution called for a special tribute to the mother of the Kandakat and the First Lady of the Revolution, the famous Six Tea, Mahmoud Mahmoud Koko, in the atmosphere of the first victory, which was achieved after the agreement of the military council and the forces of freedom and change on the formation of the sovereign council. , Who met with them «Emirates Today» on the sidelines of the «Sudanese revolution .. opportunities and challenges» in Cairo, this move will give a symbolic of the new Sudan, which is born now, in view of the role played by «Coco» in defense of displaced women and marginalized and vendors deprived of any influence, and the role Which I also played in The side of the living side of the sit-in, which was required from the first day, and became a mother of revolutionaries of different generations.
The mother of Mahmoud Koko, born in South Kordofan in 1963, went to Khartoum during the 1985 uprising. Six Tea worked in the Arab Market area in Khartoum to sponsor her family and children. She succeeded in forming the Women's Cooperative Federation for Food and Beverage Workers, And they were subjected to cracking and confiscation of their tools, and dealing with them, and fined them huge fines, and ended the efforts of «Coco», which Has gained international fame after having reached 8,000 members Won the "Woman of Courage" award, which was handed over to her after her reception at the White House by former Secretary of State John Kerry.
"The Coco struggles have gained political and social character in the era of President Omar al-Bashir, because most of the workers at the Tea Tea site are displaced from Darfur, the regions of the south, and the various areas of conflict," said Nashwa al-Haj, In Sudan, and the defense of them is the consolidation of those who have been displaced, and the cruel and verbal treatment suffered by these women, through what is called «Alkachat», is part of the vicious police atmosphere under the rule of the Sudanese Salvation Brotherhood, For this situation, and its ability to organize women workers in this field, despite the simplicity of their education, The simplicity of social status, reflect the uniqueness and solidity of her personality. »
The road is not paved
"The Coco Commission has not only organized tea vendors, but has also made some kind of human development to change the style of tea," she said. "This counter-woman, who lives with her money and her house, treats the patient, raises the child and teaches the young man by giving them Women are free to teach, educate, train and socialize, to the extent that they can graduate 9,000 college students, who are subsequently celebrated as a boon to the struggle of these women. "
Al-Haj pointed out that "Suwaiyah did not cross her path, from (six tea) suffering under the sun and rain, and under conditions of impoverishment and pursuit, to a political star and a social activist who opens the White House easily. She collided several times with Alkashat, For four years, because of its borrowing to build a cooperative union, and its inability to pay, was forced after the exit to sell her house, and was subjected to prosecution and harassment by the former regime, which was besieged until the celebration of winning the award ».
Lady sit
A Sudanese young man who took part in the sit-in, referring only to his name as Musab, said that "Coco was the first woman sit-in undisputed. She ran into the field early and was in charge of managing, providing and delivering 5,000 meals a day. It was very difficult, especially since the sit-in was in the days of the holy month of Ramadan, which necessitates the provision of meals at one time. The young people in the field considered it (Umm al-Thawra) and (the mother of the kandakat) The field, but also moral ».
The Coco Commission said in media statements during the events that it hoped that nothing would happen to it to see the young people of the revolution win. It also said that it wished to occupy a position in the government of the revolution to defend the displaced and the marginalized.
The union revealed the loss of the salesmen to all their physical and in-kind property. The losses amounted to more than one billion Sudanese pounds, and Coco appealed to the various parties to compensate more than 5,000 women (5,000 tea sellers) for losing all their belongings during the sit-in.
"Coco" was the first sit-in woman undisputedly, she had been in the field early, and she was in charge of managing, providing and delivering 5,000 meals a day. This was very difficult, especially since the sit-in was during the holy month of Ramadan, at same time.