KHARTOUM -

Mohamed Ibrahim, 49, looks at April 6 with cautious anticipation, a feeling shared by millions of Sudanese who turn their eyes to Wednesday, as one of Sudan's historic days that recorded the people's resistance to and victory over military rule.

On April 6, 1985, the Sudanese - in a massive popular revolution - overthrew former President Jaafar Nimeiri, and after many years and on the same day in 2019, tens of thousands were able to establish a peaceful sit-in in front of the army headquarters, which eventually led to the overthrow of the regime of President Omar al-Bashir.

It is noteworthy that the common denominator in these cases is the deterioration of the economic situation, as the crisis situation coincides with what it was in April 1985 and 2019.

Ibrahim does not hesitate to list his fears of what could be the case when thousands of people go out on Wednesday to denounce the rule of the military and demand a civilian government, and he tells Al Jazeera Net that the killing and intimidation practiced by the security forces makes us fear for our children, but we will not prevent them from leaving, but we will be with them this time, Because the situation has reached an unbearable stage.

The events of the dispersal of the sit-in of the General Command of the Army at the end of the month of Ramadan - on June 3, 2019 - roamed Ibrahim's imagination, and he told Al Jazeera Net, "They do not shy away from killing, and fasting does not prevent them from violating the sanctity of the soul, but the youth do not fear them and we will support them." .

Ibrahim was among dozens in the suburb of Jabra, south of Khartoum, in preparation for an evening propaganda procession (demonstration) mobilizing support for the exit on April 6. It is the "April 6 earthquake", despite fasting and the temperature approaching 40 degrees.

According to journalist and political analyst Amr Shaaban, the proposals under discussion see the procession heading to Airport Street or the Republican Palace, and directives were issued to intensify propaganda work, but Shaaban explains to Al Jazeera Net that the pages that are published on some communication sites to promote the April 6 procession, Disappear in the context of the media war that erupted recently.

Insinuations are increasing to cut off the communications network and Internet services and to close the bridges linking the three cities of the capital, which actually began on Monday night by placing huge containers on some bridges, and Al Jazeera Net also monitored preparations and foundations for large security forces in many locations in Khartoum, which is likely to occur fierce confrontations between Protesters and military forces.


crucial point

Shaaban stresses that the 6th of April represents a decisive point, not only in the victory of the revolution and achieving the desired breakthrough, but with regard to the "revolutionary" regime's handling, as he put it.

If the military managed to break the April 6 thorn without the revolutionaries achieving a breakthrough, the regime will continue its plans to proceed in the direction of forming its government and impose a fait accompli by naming a prime minister under a new incubator of supporters.

He continues by saying that the progress of the demonstrators on this day and their being able to win will force the military to retreat from these scenarios, including the expulsion of the United Nations mission, acceptance of a settlement and the start of confidence-building measures, similar to what the head of the United Nations mission, Volker Peretz, spoke before the Security Council.

Shaaban added, "In both cases, this is not the ceiling that the revolutionaries are asking for, which threatens not to enter a phase of stability in the foreseeable future."

In the circles of political forces, the National Umma Party - some of whose leaders support a settlement with the military rule - said that "there is no excuse for those who do not go out in the processions of their dying country on April 6", and the Communist Party calls for wide participation in Wednesday's procession, while it works The Sudanese Congress parties and the Federal Gathering have promoted the crowd on the pages of their leaders on social media.


Military trial

The gathering of professionals says - in a press statement - that the upcoming April 6 parade aims to bring down the military council and bring its elements to immediate and fair trials for their crimes against the people. immediate full civilian government.

The assembly demanded the dissolution of the General Intelligence Service and the merging and demobilization of militias in the army, which it said should be built to be a "professional patriot with a creed based on protecting the people under the leadership of the civilian authority."

The Revolutionary Awakening Council, led by the well-known tribal leader, Musa Hilal, announced its support for the demonstration on April 6 to overthrow the military government, which he said had taken place in the country since October 25, spreading a miserable reality in various aspects of life.

"The military coup produced a complete blockage on the political horizon, despite the many initiatives proposed internally and externally," the council said in a statement.

The leader of the Federal Assembly, Muhammad Abdul Hakam, confirms to Al Jazeera Net that the preparations for the sixth of April are proceeding in full swing and at an accelerating pace, to achieve the goals of the revolution, restore democratic civil rule and return the military to the barracks, to perform their natural role in protecting the constitution and the country from any external aggression, so that the people govern themselves without Guardianship and does not move according to the whims and agendas of regional and international axes, as he put it.

Abdel Hakam talks about preparations for huge processions, "that will bring back his majesty on April 6, as a climax of the glorious Sudanese revolution against tyranny, from the late deposed Jaafar al-Numeiri, to the ousted Omar al-Bashir, and continuing to work to uproot the coup of proof."

It is likely - according to the leader - that Wednesday's procession will be decentralized in the capital, Khartoum, to close the bridges connecting the three cities of Khartoum, which is an issue determined by the field committees according to developments.

And the leader added, "In both cases, the sixth of April will shake the throne of the tyrant, but it will definitely not be the Sidra of the End. If the coup does not fall, we will continue our revolutionary cities with complete unity of the forces of the revolution. We expect it to take place on the sixth of April, and on the ground."

From the point of view of a member of the Eastern Nile Resistance Committees, Zuhair Al-Dali, the motives for leaving on Wednesday are growing in light of the economic deterioration, which will make the Sudanese overcome the hardships of demonstrating during the day in Ramadan.

Al-Dali notes that the high prices and the deterioration in the water and electricity services give a strong impetus to the procession of the sixth of April strong to overthrow the military regime.

Al-Dali - in his speech to Al-Jazeera Net - refers to a state of terror that afflicted the ruling regime, which manifested itself in its repressive behavior of many propaganda processions on Monday night, and the arrest of a large number of its participants, which requires everyone to adhere to the directives of the field committee, which he said had developed plans and alternatives to deal with developments in the field situation. If the communication network and the Internet are cut off.