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Juba — Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Puntland leader, Abdurrahman Sheikh Mohamed Farole and the president of the break away republic of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamoud Silanyo have reached at Juba on Saturday as Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have watched the raising of the new country's flag at an independence ceremony in the capital, Juba.
Some 30 leaders from the world have also attended the ceremony of Southern Sudan Independence day.
Salva Kiir signed the constitution and took his oath of office in front of the jubilant crowds, becoming the president of the world's newest nation.
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and UN chief Ban Ki-moon are among dignitaries watching the historic events.
Sudan earlier became the first state to officially recognise its new neighbour.
A sea of people filled Freedom Square in Juba, next to the mausoleum of the late John Garang, the rebel leader who led the South Sudanese during the civil war. They waved flags and screamed in happiness as South Sudan officially became with world's newest nation.
The wild crowds surged forward, dancing for hours in the baking sun. Several people fainted in the heat but the mood was ecstatic. When the giant flag of South Sudan rose on the 30m flagpole, men cried, women ululated and thousands waved flags in a blur of color.
Sudan earlier became the first state to officially recognise its new neighbour.
The world's newest nation was born at midnight local South Sudanese time (2100 GMT), the climax of a process made possible by the 2005 peace deal that ended a long civil war.
The south's independence follows decades of conflict with the north in which some 1.5 million people died.
South Sudan became the 193rd country recognised by the UN and the 54th UN member state in Africa.
It is sourced from BBC.
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