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The preliminary results of the referendum on an independence for Southern Sudan will be announced in the next few days, with final results as early as February 7; most of the count in the south already completed shows 99% voted for independence.
2011-01-26

36 people killed including possibly 20 police as Southern Sudan votes on referendum on independence.
2011-01-10

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir goes to Juba to meet with Southern Sudanese President of the Government Salva Kiir Mayardit ahead of Southern Sudan's independence referendum.
2011-01-4

The commission overseeing the independence referendum in Southern Sudan rejects a lawsuit to halt the referendum on the basis that the commission violated the law.
2010-12-27

The ruling Sudan People's Liberation Army-Movement in Southern Sudan formally confirms that it will support secession from Sudan in a January 2011 independence referendum.
2010-12-11

The Council votes to extend the mandate for the mission to Darfur as South Sudan prepares for a referendum on self-determination; China abstains.
2010-10-15

A senior official from the Sudanese National Congress Party says it is "not possible" to hold a referendum on whether the disputed region of Abyei remains a part of northern or Southern Sudan.
2010-10-15

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir accuses authorities in Southern Sudan of breaching a peace deal and warns of a possible new conflict if issues are not resolved before the independence referendum.
2010-10-10

The Sudan People's Liberation Army-Movement warns that the independence referendum in Southern Sudan could be delayed unless the country's electoral commission resolves an internal dispute.
2010-08-14

The leaders of North and South Sudan begin talks on a strategy to deal with the results of next year's referendum on independence for the latter.
2010-07-10