Sudan's defense minister says on TV he's stepping down as transitional leader a day after ousting the country's embattled autocratic president.
Gen. Awad Ibn Ouf also announced his successor, army Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, general inspector of the armed forces, as head of the transitional council.
Ibn Ouf said: "I, the head of the military council, announce I am giving up the post," he said, adding he took the decision to preserve unity of the armed forces.
Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters have been rallying in front of the military headquarters in Khartoum, against the military takeover of power after ousting longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir on Thursday.
