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| South Sudan rebel chief Machar sworn in as vice president |
| 2016-04-27 |
| [FRANCE24] South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar was sworn in as first vice president on Tuesday, hours after he returned to the capital of Juba for the first time since conflict erupted more than two years ago. Machar took up the post under the terms of a peace agreement reached eight months ago, implementation of which had been repeatedly delayed by disputes between Machar and the government of President Salva Kiir. "Now that Dr. Riek has taken the oath of the first vice president, we will immediately proceed with the establishment of the transitional government of national unity," Kiir said after Machar was sworn in at the president’s office. "I ask you to join me and my brother Riek Machar in peace and reconciliation." Machar was greeted by government officials, members of his SPLM-In-Opposition party, diplomats and officials from the United Nations ...an organization conceived in the belief that we're just one big happy world, with the sort of results you'd expect from such nonsense... peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, with the airport under heavy guard, a Rooters witness said. |
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