Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
January 16, 2011 (JUBA) — The President of Southern Sudan government Salva Kiir Mayadrit, called Sunday to forgive the north for the death of Southerners killed during the devastating war 1983-2005 where over two millions are killed.
The Southern Sudan is excepted to proclaim its independence officially next July after a successful referendum on self-determination from 9 to 15 January held among huge international presence.
“For our deceased brothers and sisters, particularly those who have fallen during the time of the struggle, may God bless them with eternal peace and, like Jesus Christ on the cross, forgive those who have forcibly caused their death,” Kiir said.
Kiir made his call for pardon from Saint Theresa Roman Catholic cathedral in Juba where he hinted his support for the southern Sudan secession in the past.
The call also took place after a campaign for separation orchestrated by his ruling party, SPLM, where hatred towards the north occupied an important place. President Omer Al-Bashir during his short visit to Juba days before the vote had to cancel a public speech for security reasons.
The president of the semi-autonomous region had called several times in the past for peaceful coexistence between the north and the south and also pledged to protect northerners present in southern Sudan.
As the first indications show a large vote in favor of separation, the two 2005 peace deal parties have to negotiate many issues related to the future relations between the neighbors, such border demarcation, Sudan’s debt, but also a referendum to be held in Abyei region.
On the negotiating table there is a proposal to build strong economic ties between the two parties and to give Abyei a special status to prevent the reproduction of a border war similar to the Eritrean-Ethiopian conflict.
The referendum’s preliminary results will be announced during the first week of February.
A UN panel monitoring the referendum urged Southern Sudanese to “be patient and be aware that only the results announced by the referendum authorities are official.”
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Ezekiel Dau
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
What for? even thought all Southerners forgive North Sudan i will not forgive them
Garang
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
A Man is born today, live for a specified time and dies with his or her memmories but history never die. we might forgive Northerners but History shall never and ever!!! forgive the atrocities committed by Khartoum Goverment in Southern Sudan
$iong mayom
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
Jalaba does not deserve any forgiveness from anyone. If u forgive Arabs and try to co-exist peacefully like Pres Salva is advocating, they think u are stupid and scare from there the exploit u. That’s how they are all the world. You welcome them with open arms and ur kindness becomes ur weakness to them. Look at them all over the world e.g Western Countries. They claim asylum and in a while they are planning bombs and blowing up civilians. They best way to deal with them is to lock them in their borders so that they don’t stray away and force everyone to be a Muslim
Bol Deng
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
What is wrong when someone says I forgive you while meaning other. This is why people are difference.
Thanks Salva Kiir Mayrdit for your words.
$iong mayom
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
correction: they think u are stupid and scared by them. then they start to exploit u.
Anyang
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
Good idea Mr president, but I think Southerners Should first clean their backyard to be able to forgive their common enemy.
Deng E. Manyuon
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
Our President Salva Kiir has put on the table a very sensitive appeal. It was timely and wisely annouced in a respected holy place (church). Salva has all the courage of great leader. That was a charismatic approach Mr President. Personally being a Christian, I 100% support Salva’s call for general forgiveness of Northerners. We should forgive our brothers in the North because they did not know what they were doing. I do agree with those who say that attrocities and crimes against humanity committed by Jalabas against our people in the South are beyond imagination and have left sort of permenant scars. Nevertheless… nevertheless… nevertheless, we need to show to the world that we are a great nation with might as well as peace loving people. Of course, we hated Jalabas for the reasons well-known to every one of us. But, since they are now ready to let us go, why not forgive them and live with them as neighbours.
In recent history, British Emperor had invaded the South. They colonialized us for decades. They committed the same painful attrocities. Nevertheless, we forgave them. We extended our hands to be a good friends!
Can all of us pause for seconds and look ahead without looking behind?
Deng
Padiet Deng Alony
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
All is that Southern Sudanese can forgive but can’t forget.
Cold war will be applied then.
junub
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
One thing president Kiir needed to held firm in his mind is that anyone who inflicted atrocities to innocent people, is nothing but a criminal and should be held responsible to it whether he is a president of North Sudan or a vice president of South Sudan, leave alone to advocate the forgiveness of president El Bashir.
Kiir might be confused otherwise he should have not wasted his time telling people of South Sudan to forgive president Bashir for the damage he had already done in the South. Probably if president Kiir have to advocated forgiveness, then he should have started first with doing his own little surveying if indeed his wrongdoings had been forgiven by the people of South Sudan before crossed that far to ask for Bashir is forgiveness.
Bashir is not even forgiven in the heaven leave the asking of South Sudanese because if he was not sentenced to hell by God, then the country would have not been dividing now, and the ICC would have not puts him top on the list of the most wanted. But wait a minute, who does he president Kiir think he is to asks the people of South Sudan to do what the Christ would have not even asked them to do. Kiir is not a Jesus nor is he a messiah, but a mere president alike the president Bashir who is wanted now by the International Criminal Court. So president Kiir should slow it down for his God sake because if the Christ, the son of God, would not like Kiir’s asking of the people of South Sudan to back down to forgive the entire people of North Sudan leave aside the forgiving of theirs president El Bashir.
So quit say things president Kiir that might make you look confused and the world to laughed at you.
Tambura
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
Kolnyang
Our president lead us until we see the light at end of tunnel, that is not will make him to be the right person to lead great south Sudan in future. He will step down so new generation can take the country from there with new ideas. Logically in human nature, you forgive somebody who knew his/her mistake and ask for forgiveness. What about we forgive jellaba today at our side without they ask for it and they start war tomorrow? I call this lack of judgement and leadership. Sorry Mr. thats the way I feel
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Tamboura
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Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
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SSRC; Referendum Final Outcome Will be declared on 31st January
Southern Sudan Referendum Commission (SSRC) said it will declare final outcome of referendum for self determination in south by 31st of the current month. SSRC spokeswoman Suad Ibrahim Ahmed told (smc) that vote operation was conducted in orderly atmosphere both in north and south. “Referendum early result in kassala state records 41.9 percent as vote favoring secession and 28.5% for unity. The proportion of participation records70.4% from the targeted eligible voters in the state,” SSRC told (smc).
Samir mahmoud
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
Mr.President of South Sudan,please remember those from the North,the East and the West wgo fought with you against the North.
The SPLM/A was fighting for the whole Sudan and not South Sudan.
Remember if John Garand wanted a separate state in South Sudan,he could have achieved that without much sacrifices.
How can you simply deny the contributions of the Northerens in the SPLM?
The two million are Sudanese first and foremost,dont let the hubris of victory drive you into the sin of pride,and dont believe that you alone,are the “Deliverer”of the people of the South and their Moses.
AAMA
Salva Kiir urges Southerners to forgive North Sudan
I honestly don’t understand what is the real problem with southern hate mongers, do they just hate the NCP or hate every single northerner and if that is the case then for what ?. Did every northerner hurt the south ? is the south completely innocent ? did the women and children killed in torit commit any crime against the south ? do you hear the same bullshit about the south from northerners ?. How many northerners where killed by southerners out of hate crimes ?, did you hear that the northerners abandoned any ally before (nuba mts and blue nile)? Did those bad northern governments ever started a war against the south? I don’t understand how can someone so hateful and racist claim to be kind harted?. I can safely say that the north at least criticize its self for any mistakes happen (even if they where dragged in to them).
I think you guys need to separate and try your luck on your own to know the truth about life and truly appreciate the things you took for granted.
Peace.