From autocracy to military coup: A timeline of power in Sudan since 2019

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Sudan’s military has seized power, throwing the country's transition to democracy into chaos. Here's a look at the events of the past few years.

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, with chaos engulfing the capital Khartoum.

A feared paramilitary group that sprang from the notorious Janjaweed militia, accused of war crimes in the 2003 Darfur conflict, is blamed for the violence, but rejects allegations it was involved.After the African Union intervenes, civilian and military factions agree to share power in a three-year transition to full civilian rule.

The toppled autocrat has long been wanted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague over charges of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 2003 Darfur conflict in which 300,000 people were killed.Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survives an assassination attempt on 9 March, 2020, which many see as a bid to derail the transition.

The government announces it will devalue the currency in a bid to curb black market activity as it struggles with an "economic emergency".In October, Sudan signs a landmark peace deal with an alliance of rebel groups. The fighting rekindles a decades-old dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia over the fertile border region of Al-Fashaqa. Khartoum sends troops to secure the area.

Khartoum announces on 21 September that it has thwarted a coup attempt by civilian and military plotters linked to Mr Bashir's ousted regime.

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