Southern Sudan Independence Referendum, 2011
A Southern Sudan Independence Referendum occurred on January 9, 2011, in the Southern area of Sudan. It was put on the ballot as a part of the peace agreement reached in 2005 between the South and the North.
The measure was approved by a vote of 98.83% to 1.17%. A turnout rate of at least 60% was also required for the referendum results to be valid. That 60% requirement was exceeded.[1][2]
Path to the ballot
This referendum was a result of a peace agreement between the North and South and was designed to allow the southern portion of the country to secede from Sudan and be their own political entity.[3][4]
A commission to administer the referendum vote was created by the government in late June 2010. The commission was tasked with determining who would be able to vote in the referendum as well as registering those who were eligible. The question was designed to be on the ballot only for voters in South Sudan.[5]
By October 2010, the government had set a timetable for the independence referendum election to be held in January 2011. Residents were able to register for a period of three weeks, starting November 14, 2010. Voter registration papers had been printed outside of the country, an attempt by the government to prevent fraud.[6]in January by
See also
Additional reading
- Daily Nation, "Second republic a new dawn in Sudan history," March 2, 2011
- BBC, "South Sudan referendum: 99% vote for independence," January 30, 2011
- Tucson Sentinel, "Clooney's satellite shows troops near Sudan border," January 27, 2011
- MSNBC, "Some ballots quarantined from Sudan referendum," January 23, 2011
- Aljazeera, "Crossroads Sudan: Lines of division," December 28, 2010
- Referendum Commission contracts UK Company for ballot paper printing
- Bloomberg, "Clinton Says U.S. Working to Prevent Potential Sudan Oil Violence in 2011," September 8, 2010
- Sudan Tribune, "Austria expresses concern over Darfur, calls for peaceful referendum in South," July 15, 2010
- World Socialist Website, "Pressure from US ensures Sudanese poll goes ahead, despite fraud," May 4, 2010
- AFP, "China wants 'credible' Sudan referendum, Darfur solution," July 5, 2010 (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ The Epoch Times, "Southern Sudan Independence Vote Confirmed," February 7, 2011
- ↑ Wikipedia, "2011 South Sudanese independence referendum," accessed June 6, 2019
- ↑ Sudan Tribune, "Sudan presidency meeting canceled, tension mounts as Bashir threatens SPLM on referendum," March 30, 2010
- ↑ Business Week, "Southern Sudan’s Referendum Preparations in Race Against Time," May 12, 2010
- ↑ Mail and Guardian, "Sudan creates long-awaited referendum body," June 28, 2010
- ↑ Press TV, "Sudan announces referendum timetable," October 5, 2010
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