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Sudan’s de facto ruler General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Thursday named a new transitional council after last month’s military coup, excluding representatives of the main bloc demanding a transfer to civilian rule. Burhan on October 25 dissolved the government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, detained the civilian leadership, and declared a nationwide state of emergency, sparking a wave of international condemnation. His latest announcement comes just two days ahead of planned mass protests against the coup. “The commander-in-chief of the armed forces issued a constitutional decree to for…