By Khanyisa Tabata
09 July 2011
South Sudan became the world's newest nation officially breaking away from Sudan after two civil wars over five decades that cost the lives of millions.
In the new country's capital, Juba, streets pulsed with excitement. Residents danced, banged on jerry cans and chanted the name of the world's newest president, Salva Kiir.
The Republic of South Sudan earned independence this morning, breaking Africa's largest country in two.
It marked the culmination of a January independence vote, which was guaranteed in a 2005 peace deal that ended the most recent north-south war.
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