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Birth of a Nation - South Sudan 9 July, 2011

Pictures taken at the ceremony to celebrate South Sudan's Independence Day 9 July 2011
Man celebrating the birth of a nation
Man celebrating the birth of a nation		 Crowd walking to the ceremony
Crowd walking to the ceremony		 Crowd walking to the ceremony
Crowd walking to the ceremony		 Local soldier
Local soldier
Spectator in the crowd
Spectator in the crowd		 Spectators
Spectators		 Faces in the crowd
Faces in the crowd		 The band
The band
Armed escort for Heads of State
Armed escort for Heads of State		 Local soldier
Local soldier		 Willis with one of the soldiers
Willis with one of the soldiers		 Rene with a soldier
Rene with a soldier
Spectators
Spectators		 Colin Powell at the ceremony
Colin Powell at the ceremony		 The press section
The press section		 I was part of the press for the day
I was part of the press for the day
Two spectators
Two spectators		 >>>
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<<<<>>>>		 The press being made to sit on the ground
The press being made to sit on the ground
Richard and Rene sitting on the ground
Richard and Rene sitting on the ground		 Peter Atem carrying a unique banner
Peter Atem carrying a unique banner		 An emotional day
An emotional day		 Its a day for meeing strangers
Its a day for meeing strangers
All the Generals
All the Generals		 >>>
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<<<<>>>>		 Its a day for meeing strangers
Its a day for meeing strangers
More photographers
More photographers		 A Canadian Sudanese
A Canadian Sudanese		 The crowd getting a little testy it was a hot day
The crowd getting a little testy it was a hot day		 >>>
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Woman holding the South Sudan flag
Woman holding the South Sudan flag		 Spectators arriving and taking their seats
Spectators arriving and taking their seats		 Everyone waiting for the ceremony to start
Everyone waiting for the ceremony to start		 A face in the crowd
A face in the crowd
One of the important guests
One of the important guests		 The not so happy press
The not so happy press		 Security
Security		 Lovely lady distributing the water to the crowd
Lovely lady distributing the water to the crowd
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<<<<>>>>		 Flags of many nations
Flags of many nations		 Vice President, Riek Machar
Vice President, Riek Machar		 Jeff Tooth, Australia's Ambassador to South Sudan
Jeff Tooth, Australia's Ambassador to South Sudan
Arriving
Arriving		 More arrivals
More arrivals		 More arrivals
More arrivals		 American Ambassador in the red tie
American Ambassador in the red tie
Armed Escort
Armed Escort		 Armed Escort
Armed Escort		 Some pretty heavy duty guns
Some pretty heavy duty guns		 Armed guards watching the crowd
Armed guards watching the crowd
Reporters jostling to get the photos
Reporters jostling to get the photos		 Everyone waiting for the ceremony to start
Everyone waiting for the ceremony to start		 Everyone waiting in 40 C temperatures
Everyone waiting in 40 C temperatures		 News media in the crowd
News media in the crowd
Happy people in the crowd
Happy people in the crowd		 World press on the podium
World press on the podium		 Everyont taking photos
Everyont taking photos		 The procession begins
The procession begins
Army marching in the procession
Army marching in the procession		 The procession
The procession		 The procession
The procession		 The band
The band
The police marching
The police marching		 Members of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army
Members of the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army		 Members of the SPLA
Members of the SPLA		 Part of the worlds press in the background
Part of the worlds press in the background
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<<<<>>>>		 The procession
The procession		 The procession
The procession		 The Police marching in the procession
The Police marching in the procession
The procession
The procession		 Listening to the speeches
Listening to the speeches		 Salva Kiir after signing
Salva Kiir after signing		 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Salva Kiir the President of the new South Sudan
Salva Kiir the President of the new South Sudan		 The SPLA
The SPLA		 Vice President talking to a hero of the war
Vice President talking to a hero of the war		 Bashir behind bars where he belongs
Bashir behind bars where he belongs
Red Cross were kept busy all day
Red Cross were kept busy all day		 Face in the crowd
Face in the crowd		 Flags of many nations
Flags of many nations		 Peter Artem holding the banner
Peter Artem holding the banner
The Generals
The Generals		 Choppers
Choppers		 Susan Rice, US Ambassador to UN
Susan Rice, US Ambassador to UN		 Celebrating the birth of a nation
Celebrating the birth of a nation
Dancing at the end of the ceremony
Dancing at the end of the ceremony		 Dancing at the end of the ceremony
Dancing at the end of the ceremony		 Dancing at the end of the ceremony
Dancing at the end of the ceremony		 Dancing at the end of the ceremony
Dancing at the end of the ceremony
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