When did South Sudan gain independence?
9 July 2011
15 August 2010
20 October 2012
5 July 2013
Answer
South Sudan gained independence on July 9, 2011, following a referendum in which an overwhelming majority of voters opted for secession from Sudan. The referendum was the culmination of a decades-long civil war between the north and south, which had claimed the lives of millions of people.
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