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South Sudan celebrates independence

Witness by BBC

Jul 9, 202610:27Society & Culture

On 9 July 2011, a new flag was raised in the city of Juba as South Sudan became the world's newest nation. It followed a peace deal that ended a long and bloody civil war in Sudan, which had killed more than two million...

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South Sudan celebrates independence is an episode from Witness by BBC. On 9 July 2011, a new flag was raised in the city of Juba as South Sudan became the world's newest nation. It followed a peace deal that ended a long and bloody civil wa...

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