Amarillo Texas (Borglobe) – after years of armed struggle in the African largest nation of the Sudan, South Sudanese community in Amarillo celebrated the independent day of a country that was due on July 9 in this calendar year, joining the world as the newest country of its own. Although many South Sudanese in the states rejoiced concurrently with people back home in the very day, job occupants in some parts restricted others from this celebratory ceremony, but on the August 31, it was made possible to observe the long-waited freedom at Civic Center Amarillo.
Residents from Guymon Oklahoma and Dumas Texas had
joined a sizeable population in Amarillo on
Sunday to share the historic moment that always reflects the unforgotten memoirs that were faced during the civil war between north and south, which claimed more than two million lives in five decades.
To a degree, it was the first time ever for many people of South Sudan to sing a national anthem and feel the love of nationalism in the history of the old Sudan, but quite surprisingly those who were born into the civil war could not even know to sing the anthem for Sudan before the recent separation.
With heads bowed, the secretary of the event
offered a one
minute silence to honor the fallen heroes and heroines over the course of freedom. “The people who dearly gave their lives, including the outstanding our leader Dr. John Garang de Mabior.” The voice echoed by a podium, following the heavily palm claps.
South Sudan army was represented by veterans, clothing in uniforms and headed by Ayuel who was a former aide to Kerubino Kuanyin Bol at the time of his political brawls and Leek Ateny Leek (Magut-riar), a survivor of the poorly fought Kapoeta war in
December 1994 to the March of 1995, which claimed most of the minors’ lives along together with adults when the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) nearly collapsed to its knees.
Ethiopian, Kenyan, and Somalis communities and American friends were invited. “Our interaction in job places with you guys makes us feel to be part of the South Sudanese community.” Oscar Michael, the director of the Human
Resources in the JBS Swift & co plant said. South Sudanese leader, Bichok Lueng had helped facilitating the celebration processes with members of the SPLA Chapter. However, the Bor Globe also confirmed that there would be no more SPLA Chapters Diaspora since the nation gained its independent.
Most speakers
called upon the government of South Sudan to stand firm in support of Abyei, Darfur, and Nuba people.
Analysts asserted that Comprehension Peace Agreement in 2005, Kenya was made possibly through the pressure from the USA, Norway, and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad).
