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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>This day, 13 years ago, marks the conclusion of a three-day referendum in what is now South Sudan for citizens of then autonomous region to choose between unity with the north and independence.<\/p>\n

The referendum took place in the three regions of Bahr el Ghazal, Upper Nile and Equatoria from 9 to 15 January 2011,<\/p>\n

The referendum was one of the consequences of the 2005 Naivasha Agreement between the Khartoum central government and the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Army\/Movement (SPLA\/M).<\/p>\n

A simultaneous referendum was supposed to be held in Abyei on whether to become part of South Sudan, but it was postponed due to conflict over demarcation and residency rights.<\/p>\n

On 7 February 2011, the referendum commission published the final results, with a landslide majority of 98.83% voting in favour of independence.<\/p>\n

While the ballots were suspended in 10 of the 79 counties for exceeding 100% of the voter turnout, the number of votes was still well over the requirement of 60% turnout, and the majority vote for secession is not in question.<\/p>\n

The predetermined date for the creation of an independent state was 9 July 2011.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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