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The World - News from April 29, 1985

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Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi has promised to stop aiding southern Sudan’s rebel movement, the new Sudanese defense minister, Brig. Osman Abdullah Mohammed, told reporters. Sudan and Libya last week announced the normalization of ties, which were strained during the presidency of the now-deposed Jaafar Numeiri of Sudan. The nation’s new military leader, Gen. Abdul-Rahman Suwar Dahab, has sought talks with rebel leader John Garang, who commands about 15,000 guerrillas.

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