By 26 March, the growing refusal of soldiers to fire into the largely nonviolent protesting crowds turned into a full-scale tumult, and resulted into thousands of soldiers putting down their arms and joining the pro-democracy movement. That afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel Amadou Toumani Touré announced on the radio that he had arrested the dictatorial president, Moussa Traoré. As a consequence, opposition parties were legalized and a national congress of civil and political groups met to draft a new democratic constitution to be approved by a national referendum. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who announced over the Radio that the president had been arrested? ANS1 Lieutenant Colonel Amadou Toumani Touré QSN2 Thousands of soldiers put their weapons down and joined what type of efforts? ANS2 pro-democracy QSN3 The non violent protesting led the soldiers to engage in what type of behavior? ANS3 refusal of soldiers to fire QSN4 Opposing groups met to make and create what kind of democratic laws? ANS4 constitution QSN5 What group was to approve the new democratic constitution? ANS5 a national referendum