The World - News from Jan. 1, 1989

Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, began returning to normal after anti-government strikes and street violence had crippled communications, hampered sea and air travel and virtually paralyzed key cities of the Central African nation. The strikes ended after the financially strapped government agreed to roll back huge price increases that went into effect Monday. As many as four people died and 26 were wounded during the four days of demonstrations and strikes, Western sources said. The 2 million-member Sudanese Workers’ Trade Union Federation, which had called a general strike, ordered the return to work after the government’s back down.