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We're taking you Northeastern Africa first, where there's been a military coup¹ in the nation of Sudan. Its former president, Omar al-Bashir, had been in power for three decades.

But on Thursday, the nation's minister of defense² announced that Bashir's government had been dissolved and that the military would t?ake charge of Sudan for two years until a transition of power is complete. The country's constitution has been suspended. Its lawmaking body has been stripped of power.

In an effort to maintain peace in Sudan, a curfew's been put in place and a state of emergency has been declared for three months. Reporters in Sudan say former President Bashir is alive and under house arrest. And dozens of other government officials have also been arrested. Protests in the African country have been going on for months.

They began as a demonstration³ against the rising costs of living in Sudan. But protesters then called for Bashir's removal from office. There were massive rallies and sit-ins at military installations. And with armed groups getting involved in recent days, violence flared⁴ up. A Sudanese medical group says 22 people, including five soldiers, had been killed in protests over the past week.

Reports from social media and other witnesses indicated that celebrations were happening as the news spread of Bashir's removal. But one group is calling for Sudanese civilians⁶ to keep up the demonstrations⁷ until power is given to a civilian⁵ government.

1 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

4 Flared   

adj. 端部张开的, 爆发的, 加宽的, 漏斗式的 动词flare的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The match flared and went out. 火柴闪亮了一下就熄了。
• The fire flared up when we thought it was out. 我们以为火已经熄灭，但它突然又燃烧起来。

5 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

6 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
• At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

7 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。