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Sudan Government 1996
ruling military junta - Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) - dissolved on
16 October 1993 and government civilianized
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Administrative divisions:
9 states (wilayat, singular - wilayat or wilayah*); A'ali an Nil, Al Wusta*,
Al Istiwa'iyah*, Al Khartum, Ash Shamaliyah*, Ash Sharqiyah*, Bahr al
Ghazal, Darfur, Kurdufan
on 14 February 1994, the 9 states comprising Sudan were divided into 26 new
states; the new state boundary alignments are undetermined
1 January 1956 (from Egypt and UK)
Independence Day, 1 January (1956)
12 April 1973, suspended following coup of 6 April 1985; interim
constitution of 10 October 1985 suspended following coup of 30 June 1989
based on English common law and Islamic law; as of 20 January 1991, the now
defunct Revolutionary Command Council imposed Islamic law in the northern
states; the council is still studying criminal provisions under Islamic law;
Islamic law applies to all residents of the northern states regardless of
their religion; some separate religious courts; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
Chief of State and Head of Government:
President Lt. General Umar Hasan Ahmad al-BASHIR (since 16 October 1993);
prior to 16 October 1993, BASHIR served concurrently as Chief of State,
Chairman of the RCC, Prime Minister, and Minister of Defence (since 30 June
1989); First Vice President Major General al-Zubayr Muhammad SALIH (since
19 October 1993); Second Vice President (Police) Maj. General George KONGOR
(since NA February 1994); note - upon its dissolution on 16 October 1993,
the RCC's executive and legislative powers were devolved to the President
and the Transitional National Assembly (TNA), Sudan's appointed legislative
body
Cabinet; appointed by the president; note - on 30 October 1993, President
BASHIR announced a new, predominantly civilian cabinet, consisting of 20
federal ministers, most of whom retained their previous cabinet positions;
on 9 February 1995, he abolished three ministries and redivided their
portfolios to create several new ministries; these changes increased
National Islamic Front presence at the ministerial level and consolidated
its control over the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; President BASHIR's
government is dominated by members of Sudan's National Islamic Front, a
fundamentalist political organization formed from the Muslim Brotherhood in
1986; front leader Hasan al-TURABI controls Khartoum's overall domestic and
foreign policies
appointed 300-member Transitional National Assembly; officially assumes all
legislative authority for Sudan until the proposed 1995 resumption of
national elections
Supreme Court, Special Revolutionary Courts
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Political parties and leaders:
none; banned following 30 June 1989 coup
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Other political or pressure groups:
National Islamic Front, Hasan al-TURABI
ABEDA, ACP, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IGADD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL,
IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNU, UPU,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Diplomatic representation in US:
Ambassador Ahmad SULAYMAN
2210 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
[1] (202) 338-8565 through 8570
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US diplomatic representation:
Ambassador Donald K. PETTERSON
Shar'ia Ali Abdul Latif, Khartoum
P. O. Box 699, Khartoum; APO AE 09829
74700, 74611 (operator assistance required)
three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and black with a green
isosceles triangle based on the hoist side
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