South Sudan : the untold story : from independence to civil war

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South Sudan : the untold story : from independence to civil war

Hilde F. Johnson

I.B. Tauris, 2016

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Includes foreword by Desmond Tutu

Bibliography: p. 362-367

Includes index

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In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country. Yet just two-and-a-half years after this momentous decision, the country was in the grips of renewed civil war and political strife. Hilde F. Johnson served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan from July 2011 until July 2014 and, as such, she was witness to the many challenges which the country faced as it struggled to adjust to its new autonomous state. In this book, she provides an unparalleled insider's account of South Sudan's descent from the ecstatic celebrations of July 2011 to the outbreak of the disastrous conflict in December 2013 and the early, bloody phase of the fighting. Johnson's frequent personal and private contacts at the highest levels of government, accompanied by her deep knowledge of the country and its history, make this a unique eyewitness account of the turbulent first three years of the world's newest - and yet most fragile - country.

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Foreword by Desmond Tutu Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: A Dream Comes True Chapter Three: A Country without a State Chapter Four: An Incomplete Divorce Chapter Five: The UN - Between a Rock and a Hard Place Chapter Six: The Leadership Chapter Seven: The Nightmare Chapter Eight: The Heart of the Matter - Security Chapter Nine: Waging Peace in South Sudan Chapter Ten: Epilogue Appendices: List of Interviews Members of the SPLM Political Bureau 2013 Members of the SPLA Command 2013 UN Security Council Resolution 1996/2011 UNMISS' Mandate UN Security Council Resolution 2046/2012 UN Security Council Resolution 2058/2014 New Mandate UNMISS Index

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