SOUTH SUDAN - The world's newest nation

After fighting for more than 50 years, the South Sudan finally become an independent nation yesterday on 09-07-2011.

 

The South Sudanese citizens cherished the victory last night. They were applauding, dancing, enjoying but at the same time their eyes were wet for the freedom fighters who had bestowed all their body & soul to bring on a denova.

The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and  Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, the former leader of the south,also attended Saturday's ceremony.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         South and north Sudan battled two civil wars over more than five decades, culminating in a 2005 peace deal that led to Saturday's independence declaration.

The Republic of South Sudan became the world's 196th nation but kosovo, vatican city & Taiwan  are not yet  part of UNO. So, South Sudan will be considered as 193rd nation of the world.

JUBA is the new nation's capital & Salva Kiir, the new president.