
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, October 17, 1993                   TAG: 9310170023
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: D-7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: 
DATELINE: KHARTOUM, SUDAN                                LENGTH: Short

SUDAN'S RULING JUNTA GIVES UP SOME POWER

Sudan's ruling military junta disbanded on Saturday, appointed its leader president and widened the powers of parliament.

Before disbanding, the junta issued a decree specifying Islamic law as the basis of Sudan's political system but guaranteeing freedom of religion.

- Associated Press

by CNB