Rabat, April 12 -- After months of protests, state television and radio all over Sudan interrupted regular programming on Thursday to allow the military to make a statement. Defense Minister Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf announced that President Omar al-Bashir had been taken to a "safe place" after the "toppling of the regime." After 30 years of authoritarian rule, Bashir is out .

Tens of thousands poured into the streets of Khartoum, many chanting, "It has fallen, we won."

In his broadcast, Ibn Auf announced the formation of a military-led transitional government set to rule for two years. In the short term, the military has also instated a three-month national state of emergency, a ceasefire, the closure of Sudanese airspace for 24 hours, and cl...