The South Sudan Independence Day celebration will be held at St Paul’s African House on afternoon of Sunday 16 July commencing at 3PM. This event is hosted by the GV South Sudanese Community Association. The event will continue until 10pm.
A referendum on independence for Southern Sudan was held from 9 to 15 January 2011.
Voting on the referendum began on 9th January 2011. On January 12, after three days of voting, representatives of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) announced that, according to their estimates, 60 percent turnout threshold required for the referendum’s validity (corresponding to around 2.3 million voters) had been reached. Official confirmation later the same day indicates that, when the referendum commission released a statement announcing that turnout would “exceed” the required 60 percent threshold.
Mohamed Ibrahim Khalil, chairman of the referendum commission, said 83 percent of eligible voters in the south and 53 percent in the north had voted. Over 90% of those who voted supported independence, which was officially granted on July 9. Salva Kiir Mayardit was appointed as South Sudan’s first President, and Riek Machar was appointed as South Sudan’s first Vice-president.
The South Sudan Independence Day celebration will be held at St Paul’s African House on afternoon of Sunday 16 July commencing at 3PM. This event is hosted by the GV South Sudanese Community Association. The event will continue until 10pm.
Event: Independence Day Celebrations
Date: Sunday, 16 July 2023
Time: 3pm – 10pm
Cost: FREE
Location: St Paul’s African House
Address: 54 Poplar Ave, Shepparton
