Sudan on its historic day .. Wedding processions fill the streets and an agreement to cross into the civil state

Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets of the capital Khartoum and a number of Sudanese cities;

Thousands gathered in Freedom Square, which was called in the previous era Green Square, chanted slogans of freedom, change and victory, and chanted the songs of the revolution and songs that accompanied the course of the revolution, and the rebellious cries that rocked the walls of the regime of al-Bashir, to collapse without a few months ago.

It is expected that the rallies and celebrations will continue in the streets and squares throughout Sudan until the formation of the government is expected within the next three days.

Atbara train .. messages of revolution and victory
In a remarkable symbolic expression, the Atbara train arrived in Khartoum from the city of Iron, Revolution and Struggle, the city of Atbara, which was the cradle of the revolution, from which it was launched in its early days.

The arrival of the train for the second time in Khartoum, packed with messages and activists, recalled its arrival in the first weeks of the revolution in support of the protesters, traveling more than 310 kilometers from Atbara north to Khartoum in the south, in about eight hours, carrying hundreds of railway workers and the people of Atbara city. He has to walk slowly because of the receivers at the stations he passed through.

The Atbara train turned into one of the icons of the revolution, and returned to the sit-throw and symbolism, and recalled a statement attributed to Nimeiri when he refused to create a road linking Atbara and Khartoum, fearing the arrival of the people of Atbara to the capital on their bikes to protest against him, where the people knew their fondness for bicycles.

Word of proof
The first activities of this day, which was described as historic in Sudan, began with an official ceremony in which the constitutional document and the political declaration of the transitional period were signed, and speeches were exchanged between representatives of internal and external parties.

The chairman of the transitional military council, Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, was the last speaker at the ceremony, which lasted several hours.

Al-Burhan called in his speech to make this day a station to overcome the bitterness of the past, and said that the peacefulness of the Sudanese people will remain in the conscience of the world during this revolution.

He said that the Sudanese youth, who were the fuel of this revolution is called to move now to give and build and reconstruction, and called for making the martyrdom of those who gave their souls for the sake of Sudan to build a nation and achieve aspiration.

He praised the performance of the Sudanese Armed Forces, affirmed that it has proved to be a partner and a bridge to change without losing its professionalism, and stressed that the Sudanese Armed Forces will protect the will of the people to achieve freedom and justice.

He concluded that the military establishment and the forces of freedom and change went together to the stage of construction "thanks to the arrangements we reached during the transitional period."
He thanked the countries that stood with Sudan in the days following the revolution.

Attend impressively
The signing ceremony, dubbed "Farah Al Sudan", took place in the presence of a regional and international presence. Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly and his Ethiopian counterpart Abi Ahmed, Qatar's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi, and the foreign ministers of Turkey and Bahrain.

Earlier, the Sudanese news agency announced the arrival of the Foreign Ministers of Uganda Sam Kutesa, Djibouti Mahmoud Ali Yusuf, and Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Horn of Africa Tartet Onanga.

The Omani Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Khalifa Al-Harthy, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki, also arrived to participate in the signing ceremony.

Civil majority
On July 17, the junta signed a "political declaration" with the forces of the Declaration of Freedom and Change, endorsing the structures of the transitional authority (the Sovereign Council, the Council of Ministers, and the Legislative Council).

Under the agreement, the Sovereignty Council will be composed of 11 members; five civilians nominated by the Freedom Forces for Change and five from the military, while "Freedom and Change" forces will choose the prime minister. Under the agreement, the military will appoint the interior and defense ministers.

On August 4, the military council and the forces of freedom and change initialed the Constitutional Declaration document, mediated by the African Union.

The deal ended nearly eight months of unrest that began with mass demonstrations against President Omar al-Bashir and overthrew him in April, 30 years after Sudan's rule.

But many Sudanese question the ability of transitional institutions to rein in military forces during the three-year period before elections.