Sudan’s Military to Make Announcement Amid Protests Against Omar Hassan al-Bashir Mr. al-Bashir has ruled Sudan longer than any leader since the country gained independence in 1956. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Europe Edition: Saudi Arabia, Theresa May, Elena Ferrante: Your Friday BriefingCanadian Colleges See Surge of Foreign Students. It’s Not Just Politics.Sweden Drops Investigation of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks FounderChinese Jets Flew Dangerously Close During Intercept, U.S. SaysIranians Vote in Election Seen in the West as Verdict on Nuclear AccordJapan Moves to Allow Its Emperor to Abdicate. But Just This Once.