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South Sudan admitted to UN as 193rd member

By REUTERS

JULY 14, 2011 18:44

UNITED NATIONS - The General Assembly admitted South Sudan on Thursday as the 193rd member of the United Nations, sealing the new African country's independence after decades of conflict.

The assembly vote, by acclamation, followed South Sudan's independence ceremony in the capital Juba on Saturday, after its people voted in a January referendum to break away from Sudan -- a decision accepted by Khartoum.

Applause broke out in the General Assembly as South Sudan became the first country to join the world body since Montenegro in 2006.

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