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handle is hein.crs/govdcmi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SConr essional Research Servik Sudan's Removal from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List November 9, 2020 Twenty-seven years after the Clinton Administration designated the government of Sudan a state sponsor of international terrorism (SST), the White House on October 23 announced President Trump's intent to rescind the designation, describing it as a momentous step forward in the bilateral relationship and a pivotal turning point for Sudan. This followed a statement from the President on Twitter, referencing an agreement by Sudan's transitional government to pay compensation to victims of terrorist attacks in which the previous government was implicated. The decision comes amidst a political transition following the April 2019 military ouster of Sudan's long- ruling leader, Omar al Bashir, who took power in a 1989 coup. Removal from the SST list has been a top priority for Sudan's new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, who has described Bashir's Islamist regime as one of the most brutal and repressive regimes in human history in a 2019 U.N. address. The Sudanese people have never sponsored, nor were supportive of terrorism, he asserted, those were the acts of the former regime which has been continuously resisted by the Sudanese people until its final ouster, referencing nationwide protests that spurred Bashir's overthrow. Hamdok's government has sought to end Sudan's international isolation and internal conflicts, pursing peace with insurgents and reforms to improve human rights and religious freedom. The transition is fragile; the government, formed out of a power-sharing arrangement between a disparate civilian coalition and security chiefs, faces mounting public frustration over an economic crisis inherited from the former regime. A new peace deal with insurgents may change the country's political dynamics, but whether it will empower civilians or security actors is subject to debate. Sanctions and Sudan's Economy Four main categories of U.S. sanctions result from an SST designation: restrictions on U.S. foreign aid, a ban on U.S. defense exports and sales, controls over U.S. exports of dual-use items, and other restrictions, including a prohibition on U.S. support in the international financial institutions. Some other sanctions, imposed through executive and congressional action, were lifted in 2017. The Sudanese government views the removal of sanctions as critical to addressing the country's economic crisis and worsening humanitarian situation. Once East Africa's largest economy, Sudan saw its GDP fall Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress. gov IN11531 CRS NS GHT Prepared for Members and Comm :tees o Congress ------------------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------------------

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