South Sudan’s Kiir urges forgiveness for war

Polling officials count ballots in Juba on January 15, 2011. The marathon t… Observers and polling station officials sit in a polling station in Haj Yus… South Sudanese president Salva Kiir urged his people on Sunday to “forgive” the north for a devastating 1983-2005 civil war, in his first public declaration since a landmark independence vote ended. Speaking from the pulpit in the Saint Theresa Roman Catholic cathedral in regional capital Juba, Kiir said: “For our deceased brothers and sisters, particularly those who have fallen during the time of struggle, may God bless them with eternal peace. “And may we, like Jesus Christ on the cross, forgive those who have forcefully caused their…

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South Sudan’s Kiir urges forgiveness for war

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