Timeline of Events
- 1946
- July 4
- October 1
- 1948
- June 25
- 1951
- January 12
- 1959
- August 28
- 1961
- December 15
- 1988
- November 5
- 1993
- April 22
- May 25
- 1994
- April 6
- November 8
- 1995
- July 11
- November 21
- 1998
- July 17
- September 2
- 2000
- October 23
- 2004
- June 23
- September 9
- 2006
- March 17
- July 30
- 2009
- March 4
- 2011
- July 9
South Sudan Declares Independence
Schoolchildren wait in anticipation for the arrival of the US Ambassador to the United Nations and members of the UN Security Council, who have traveled to South Sudan to underscore their support for the January referendum on the region’s independence. October 9, 2010 —Lucian Perkins, US Holocaust Memorial Museum
July 9, 2011
On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan declared its independence from Sudan. In 2005, the north and south signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, ending the Second Sudanese Civil War. After an interim period, the south was guaranteed the right to vote in a referendum on independence. This vote was carried out on January 9, 2011, resulting in a resounding endorsement for separation.
