Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir’s three decade reign of misery ended Thursday following a military coup. Good riddance, though his arrest alone won’t satisfy the protestors who have filled the country’s streets for months. Mr. Bashir came to power in a coup, toppling a democratic government in summer 1989. The former army officer restricted the media and repressed opponents. Despite Sudan’s oil wealth, his people remained impoverished as cronies from his Islamist National Congress Party grew rich.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 11, 2019 22:52 UTC