Citizens, international dignitaries convening in the new country capital of Juba to celebrate birth of nation following raucous street parties Associated Press
South Sudanese citizens, international dignitaries and the world's newest president are convening in the new country capital of Juba to celebrate the birth of a nation.
South Sudan became the world's newest country Saturday with a raucous street celebration at midnight.
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Dignitaries including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former US Secretary of State Colin Powell will watch under a blazing sun as South Sudan President Salva Kiir hosts a noon-hour 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.
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, the former leader of the south, is also to attend Saturday's ceremony.
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