Saturday, July 9, 2011

South Sudan Now The World's Newest Nation



South Sudan The World’s Newest Nation -- Washington Times

Juba, SOUTH SUDAN— South Sudan became the world’s newest nation and effectively one of the poorest on Saturday, but for at least today this grim fact did little to spoil the party in the streets of Juba.

Scores of ecstatic southerners waving flags of the new Republic of South Sudan, honked horns, danced in the streets to the steady beat of drums and chanted “oye, oye” in celebration in the south’s capital city.

“We’re very happy today,” said a beaming George, sporting a T-shirt that read: “Free at Last!”

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More News On South Sudan Becoming An Independent State

South Sudan becomes world's newest nation -- Yahoo News/AP
Crowds go wild in Juba as South Sudan marks independence -- Yahoo News/AFP
South Sudanese dance to celebrate independence -- Yahoo News/Reuters
South Sudan becomes an independent nation -- BBC
Crowds go wild as South Sudan marks its independence -- The Telegraph
At South Sudan's Birth, Eyes Are on Northerner -- Wall Street Journal
South Sudan: Amid Violence, a New Nation Is Born -- ABC News
South Sudan becomes world's newest nation -- MSNBC
South Sudan, the Newest Nation, Is Full of Hope and Problems -- New York Times
UN Security Council Votes to Bolster South Sudan -- Voice of America
Southern Sudanese prepare for nationhood -- L.A. Times

Child of war, South Sudan is born; now the struggle begins
-- Alan Boswell, Miami Herald/McClatchy News
South Sudan: How long will the smiles last? -- Will Ross, BBC
The challenges facing South Sudan -- CNN
Partition or death -- Washington Times editorial
South Sudan's independence day -- The Guardian editorial

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