South Sudan's Independence Day


Bureau of African Affairs
July 9, 2011

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A red carpet is seen during the independence ceremony of the Republic of South Sudan in Juba on Saturday July 9, 2011. South Sudan officially became the 193rd country in the world on Saturday, after voting to secede from Sudan in January, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)
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A red carpet is seen during the independence ceremony of the Republic of South Sudan in Juba on Saturday July 9, 2011. South Sudan officially became the 193rd country in the world on Saturday, after voting to secede from Sudan in January, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Burton)

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