Transitional Sovereignty Council

Transitional Sovereignty Council
Transitional Sovereignty Council
مجلس السيادة الإنتقالي (Arabic)
Federal government
Overview
Established	11 November 2021 (current); 20 August 2019 (first)
Dissolved	25 October 2021 (first)
State	Sudan
Leader	Chairman (Abdel Fattah al-Burhan)
Appointed by	Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (current); August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration (first)
Website	www.presidency.gov.sd/eng/

The Transitional Sovereignty Council (Arabic: مجلس السيادة الإنتقالي, romanized: Majlis al-Siyādah al-Intiqālī)^[2]^[3] is the collective head of state of Sudan, formed on 20 August 2019, by the August 2019 Draft Constitutional Declaration.^[4]^[5]^[6] It was dissolved by Chairman Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the October 2021 Sudanese coup d'état and reconstituted the following month with new membership,^[1] effectively changing it from a unity government to a military junta.^[7]^[8]

Under Article 10.(b) of the Draft Constitutional Declaration, it is composed of five civilians chosen by the Forces of Freedom and Change alliance (FFC), five military representatives chosen by the Transitional Military Council (TMC), and a civilian selected by agreement between the FFC and TMC. The chair for the first 21 months was to be a military member, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and for the remaining 18 months the chair was to be a civilian member, under Article 10.(c).^[5] The original Sovereignty Council was mostly male, with only two female members: Aisha Musa el-Said and Raja Nicola.^[9] Under Article 19 of the Draft Constitutional Declaration, the Sovereignty Council members are ineligible to run in the election scheduled to follow the transition period.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Sudan army chief names new governing Sovereign Council". Al Jazeera. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Nashed, Mat (21 March 2023). "As Sudan's rival forces vie for power, who pays the price?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ "Transitional Sovereignty Council". Twitter. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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^ Gavin, Michelle (8 April 2022). "Junta and Public at Odds in Sudan". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Jeffrey, Jack (23 October 2022). "Analysis: Year post-coup, cracks in Sudan's military junta". Associated Press. Cairo, Egypt. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference SudTribune_SovCouncil_exists was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[al_Jazeera_11/2021-1] "Sudan army chief names new governing Sovereign Council". Al Jazeera. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[2] Nashed, Mat (21 March 2023). "As Sudan's rival forces vie for power, who pays the price?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

[3] "Transitional Sovereignty Council". Twitter. Retrieved 22 March 2023.

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[7] Gavin, Michelle (8 April 2022). "Junta and Public at Odds in Sudan". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[8] Jeffrey, Jack (23 October 2022). "Analysis: Year post-coup, cracks in Sudan's military junta". Associated Press. Cairo, Egypt. Retrieved 20 March 2023.

[SudTribune_SovCouncil_exists-9] Cite error: The named reference SudTribune_SovCouncil_exists was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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