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Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace

September 22, 2011 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s Vice President, Riek Machar spoke to people gathered at Nyakuron Culture Center in Juba on Wednesday to celebrate the International Day of Peace.

Dr. Riek Machar speaking during the International Day of Peace, Juba, Sept. 21, 2011, (ST)
Dr. Riek Machar speaking during the International Day of Peace, Juba, Sept. 21, 2011, (ST)
Machar told the audience that the UN day means a great deal to the people of South Sudan as they have fought for so many years, and this is the first time they have been able to celebrate the day as an independent nation.

South Sudan became an independent nation on 9 July after more than two decades of civil war with North Sudan.

Machar said the day marked an end to a turbulent period of South Sudan’s history which began in 1820 has now been closed.

The date 1820 has been officially recognised as the beginning of South Sudan’s struggle for independence. During the 1820-1956 pre-independence era South Sudanese fought against slave traders and colonialists.

Machar said South Sudan is committed to supporting regional peace and stability with all its neighbours.

He added that South Sudan will negotiate with Khartoum to resolve the outstanding issues, saying the two neighbouring states “have inter-dependencies that cannot be downplayed,” and that South Sudan is also interested in the peaceful resolution of the recent conflicts involving both Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states with the central government in Khartoum.

He said the South Sudan has insecurity issues to tackle such as the cattle-raiding and the rebellions. He explained the violence in region is partly as a result of the long periods of war the state has been through.

He urged the youth to refrain from violence.

(ST)

8 Comments

  • Dinka Dominated SPLA/M
    Dinka Dominated SPLA/M

    Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace
    I just think it would be unrealistic to suggest we’re going to eliminate every last domestic insurgent in South Sudan. Certainly, the history of the country would indicate that’s not a very realistic objective, and I think we have to have realistic objectives. What you said is not enough Riek because you have been used by Arab as their counter- insurgent in south Sudan for 15 years.
    How could you tell the people to work together while you are the one introduced how the brother and sister don’t work hands to hands in order to achieved what we both believed in.
    Working together words should not be used by you Mr Nyagat Riek. But by someone who never stabbed his her people at the back not you. You said right but no thank we batter work separately if you are the one to tell us to work together. So please nyagat shut your wicked mouth and lets as us doing our best without your interfering.
    We know those who run when things turn ugly and came back when things are easy.
    Being on the run, having to change the way that you do business, being unable to plan in a safe and secure environment, always looking over your shoulder, knowing that some day somebody’s going to knock on your door and it’s going to be your last. Just enjoy the blood of my comrade which you massacre in Nassir gangland but their blood are watching you dumbass nyagat Riek.
    Death to you Riek
    Mr Doom Riek machar teny dog. Where is my friend and a family best friend my friend Mr Peter panhom thanpiny Commander? You killed him and that will never going to let you rest in your life Riek.

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  • Abyei Soil
    Abyei Soil

    Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace
    I think this is the exact move we the people of new country south sudan need to have in hand. All men and women across the globe survive just only the work of their hands. So, it is not something new and innovation as well but a dream to every citizen of South Sudan. Therefore, Mr. VP Dr. Riek Machar has hit boiling issues especially peace related problems in which his people are entirely used to spent their life on cattle raiding, and tribal thought (tribalism) are all from his region Upper Nile. If Mr. VP want to promote peace, let him start disarming the entire region of Upper Nile straight away otherwise there is no need to come here and give headache for something that one can not show willingness to do.

    I ‘ve a big problem with Misseriya grabbing our land a thing Misseriya saw as an opportunity but it is not of course. It is a problem if these lost African native dont think using brain to evacuate from Abyei, we will try hard to make them shares the pain we had gone through all those days very soon.

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  • Dinka_D_Generation_X
    Dinka_D_Generation_X

    Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace
    @Dinka Dominated SPLA/M, don’t worry at all bro , Nyagat Riek is just a number in South Sudan History so whatever he say don’t take it into your attention. Riek always have plan B and that is to let South Sudanese people down and I can’t blame him for that because he is from Nuer community

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  • twins
    twins

    Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace
    Dinka Donminated spla and generation

    Please stop preaching hatred.

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  • Phil
    Phil

    Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace
    Abyei soil,

    You need to know that Riek Machar is VP of RSS- not deputy governor of UPN state.

    Phil

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  • rapcity
    rapcity

    Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace
    To mr dinka Dominated spla/m shamed on you,you stupid,foolish how dare you blame DR Riek for the death of your relatives you fucking dinka,don’t you know that Dr Riek is your saver that you can praise for the rest of your live or if not you will die like a dog and pig. let me also remind you that Dr Riek is the father of self determination for the ROSS if you don’t know you wicked thief,gang, low life that only think for himself.guach muok,ting nuer forever and let me tell you to day that dinka people are nothing more than fucking slave that were enslaved by the outside countries and thieves that transport ROSS’money using coupin claiming that they are dead bodies what a thieves shame on you.
    death to all dinkas.

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  • Elijah B. Elkan
    Elijah B. Elkan

    Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace
    Dear Sudan Tribune editor,

    Please read the quoting below: Such language should not be allow on discussion form. Any one who use (F) word or profanity should be warn or remove immediately. Others are as guilty like Mr. Rapcity.

    These individual do not have intellectual capacity to explain there point without getting so emotion.

    Mr. Rapcity wrote …. “To mr dinka Dominated spla/m shamed on you,you stupid,foolish how dare you blame DR Riek for the death of your relatives you fucking dinka,don’t you know that Dr Riek is your saver that you can praise for the rest of your live or if not you will die like a dog and pig. let me also remind you that Dr Riek is the father of self determination for the ROSS if you don’t know you wicked thief,gang, low life that only think for himself.guach muok,ting nuer forever and let me tell you to day that dinka people are nothing more than fucking slave that were enslaved by the outside countries and thieves that transport ROSS’money using coupin claiming that they are dead bodies what a thieves shame on you.
    death to all dinkas.”

    Sincerely,

    Elijah

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  • Alier42
    Alier42

    Machar tells South Sudanese to work together for Peace
    @ rapcity

    you have conceded all the allegations put on your God father ,Machar. that,s why you are so emotional and you wish all the Dinka community death ,which is completely unwise of you and has proven it beyond doubt that, lack of intellectuality in your community is to blame for the community bad behaviors,and hell to your emotional your abuses.

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