# The graph shows the parties subject to sanctions in Sudan, including both individuals and entities, imposed by different countries and international bodies.
- It illustrates the nature of the **relationships between these sanctioned parties**.
- **Sudan** has been under sanctions since **1997**, after being accused of supporting efforts to destabilize the governments of neighboring countries.
- The **United States** imposed **economic, trade, and financial sanctions** on the country.
- Additional **economic sanctions** were imposed following the violence in **Darfur** in **2003**.