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Archive Home > 2011 > January > 11 > Peaceful vote after early violence

Peaceful vote after early violence

By Jeffrey Gettleman / The Bulletin
January 11, 2011

JUBA, Sudan — As voters continued flooding the polls Monday for a landmark referendum on southern Sudan’s independence, officials said more than 40 people had been killed over the weekend in intense skirmishes in a contested area along Sudan’s north-south border.

The voting, which began Sunday,....

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