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Sudan, Which Once Sheltered Bin Laden, Removed From U.S. Terrorism List

The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum announced that the statutory 45 days had lapsed since President Trump gave Congress notice of Sudan's removal from the list of state sponsors of terrorism.
People in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, browse newspapers with headlines featuring the 2020 U.S. general election results. After 27 years, the State Department has removed Sudan from a list of state sponsors of terrorism.

After 27 years as a global pariah, Sudan has been officially removed from the American State Sponsor of Terrorism list.

The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum made the announcement in a, saying that the statutory 45 days had lapsed since President Trump gave Congress notice of the administration's intent to delist Sudan, so the declaration could now come into effect.

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