Bush tightens squeeze on Sudan
His new sanctions Tuesday seek to press the regime but not deepen the Darfur crisis.
from the May 30, 2007 edition
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A history of US sanctions against Sudan
Before 1987: Sudan receives on average $216 million a year in aid from the United States.
1988: The US chokes off about 40 percent of its aid to Sudan after the African country defaults on foreign loans. US humanitarian aid continues.
1989: Sudan's democratically elected government is overthrown.
1990: After a military dictatorship comes to power, US aid trickles to $22.8 million, and President George H.W. Bush calls for cuts to some humanitarian funds.
1993: The US places Sudan on a terrorism watch list, cutting off American aid and loans to the country. The sanctions exclude food aid, which increases from $22.4 million in 1992 to $70.1 million in 1994.
1997: President Bill Clinton bans nearly all trade between the United States and Sudan, except for food and medicine.
2000: Congress passes legislation to allow imports of gum arabic, a major Sudanese export used by printers and soft-drink makers.
2003: President George W. Bush imposes economic sanctions on Sudan, as well as other countries, after reports of human trafficking. The US gives $145.3 million in aid.
2004: Secretary of State Colin Powell calls the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region a "genocide."
2005: Mr. Bush drops many sanctions, citing Sudan's efforts to combat trafficking, but the country remains on a terrorism watch list. Congress introduces legislation to impose sanctions against the government.
2007: Bush announces new US economic sanctions against Sudanese companies and individuals. He calls for the United Nations to impose further sanctions on Sudan's government.
Source: Congressional Research Service. Compiled by John Aubrey and Leigh Montgomery All figures in 2007 dollars.
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