 Complete the following phrase:  In the 1996 general election, he was the only candidate by law to run for election. Sudan became a one-party state under the National Congress Party NCP. During the 1990s, Hassan al-Turabi, then Speaker of the National Assembly, reached out to Islamic fundamentalist groups, invited Osama bin Laden to the country. The United States subsequently listed Sudan as a state sponsor of terrorism. Following Al Qaedas bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania the U.S. launched 