It has been almost exactly a year since 99 per cent of people in southern Sudan voted in favour of breaking away from the north and forming their own country.
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John Garang speaking in Washington DC shortly before his death
August 1st, 2011 by
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The speech of the late leader of the SPLM/A, John Garang, in Washington in June 2005, DC before he arrived in Khartoum to become Sudan’s 1st Vice President and President of South Sudan as part of a peace deal earlier that year.
Garang died in a helicopter crash in August that year.
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South Sudan becomes world’s newest nation
July 9th, 2011 by
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South Sudan is officially the world’s newest country. Jubilant crowds are on the streets, celebrating their bitterly fought separation from the North. Gerald Tan reports on the festivities of independence day.
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As thousands of South Sudanese celebrate independence, some of their former countrymen in the north say they’re happy to see them go. Sunita Rappai reports.
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Al Jazeera – Inside Story – South Sudan’s road to independence
September 27th, 2010 by
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Sudan’s progress on organising a key referendum on the future of the south is too slow – according to those instrumental in ending decades of civil war in the country.
Will the vote in January be a referendum that can go either way in Africa’s largest state, or is it just a formality before the declaration of independence for the south of Sudan?
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Al Jazeera – South Sudan plans repatriation
September 20th, 2010 by
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As diplomats and activists express concern about the slow pace of logistics for south Sudan’s referendum on succession, the southern government is planning to repatriate millions of refugees displaced during the civil war.
The region, which is autonomus from the central government in Khartoum, wants the refugees to vote in January’s referendum.
The vote is a key part of the 2005 peace agreement that ended the war which led to 2 million deaths, according to aid agencies.
Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa travelled to Sindirun Lugara village in southern Sudan and spoke to families who have already started returning.
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Al Jazeera English: Leader of Sudan’s Abyei region warns of new conflict
August 2nd, 2010 by
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Talks between leaders of North and South Sudan have stalled over an upcoming referendum in the oil-rich region of Abyei.
As South Sudan holds a referendum on independence in January, Abyei will simultaneously vote on whether the region should belong to north or south Sudan.
But the parties cannot agree on who will be eligible to vote, and the leader of the region warns it could return to conflict if the issues are not resolved.
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Sudan Press and News Summary – May 5, 2010
May 5th, 2010 by
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AEC Plenary calls for referendum arrangements to be completed
Assessment and Evaluation Commission for the Comprehensive Peace Agreement held its meeting in Khartoum yesterday calling for consideration of the election appeals and to reach an agreement on the south/south Kordofan parliamentary seats . Head of the Commission, Sir Derek Plumbly acknowledged the peaceful process during the election, saying that there were many lessons learnt, which benefit the referendum. Plumbly added that the meeting also discussed the urgent steps towards a peaceful referendum process. ( All Newspapers ) [Read more →]
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Sudan Troika Joint Statement on the Sudanese Elections – April 19, 2010
April 19th, 2010 by
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Following is the text of a joint statement by the Sudan Troika (United States, United Kingdom, and Norway) on the recent elections in Sudan provided by the U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Section in Khartoum:
We acknowledge the conclusion on 15 April of Sudan’s first multi-party elections in twenty-four years. We commend the people of Sudan for their engagement in a complex and lengthy polling process, and their increased civic participation over recent months. Last month we collectively reiterated our call for peaceful, credible elections, and expressed our deep concern regarding reports of administrative and logistical challenges, as well as restrictions on political freedoms. [Read more →]
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