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| Geographic heading | South Sudan--Politics and government--2011- |
| Found in | Wikipedia, July 11, 2011: South Sudan (Following the First Sudanese Civil War, the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983. A second Sudanese civil war soon developed and ended with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005. Later that year, southern autonomy was restored when an Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan was formed. South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011 at midnight (00:00) local time following a referendum held in Jan. 2011 in which nearly 99% of voters opted for separation from the rest of Sudan ... The republic's Legislative Assembly ratified an Interim Constitution on 7 July 2011; supersedes the Interim Constitution of 2005; establishes a presidential system of government headed by a President who is Head of State, Head of Government, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces) South Sudan, world's newest nation, is instantly one of the most troubled, via Los Angeles times website, July 10, 2011 (the Republic of South Sudan formally declared its independence from the north; the man sworn in as South Sudan's first president, Salva Kiir, stood alongside his old nemesis, northern President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir; has been building the rudiments of a functioning government since the 2005 peace deal that made independence possible) Government of Southern Sudan home page, July 11, 2011 (President of the Republic of South Sudan General Salva Kiir Mayardit yesterday [July 10, 2011] issued three Presidential Decrees regarding the Government of South Sudan. The first decree relieved Dr. Riek Machar Teny of his position as Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan while the second one appointed him as the Vice President of the Republic of South Sudan. The President also issued Decree Number Three for the continuation of service of Presidential Advisors in their positions as Advisors to the President of the Republic of South Sudan pending final reorganization of the Government of the Republic of South Sudan. The President also issued Presidential Decree Number Four relieving ministers of the Government of Southern Sudan. The President also issued Decree Number Five appointing Caretaker National Ministers of the Republic of South Sudan.) |
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