With hope, Sudan residents register to vote

Submitted on November 17, 2010
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Paul Jeffrey | Catholic News Service
People stood in line to register in Nzara, Southern Sudan, Nov. 15, the first day of a 17-day registration period in preparation for January’s referendum on secession from the country’s North.
People stood in line to register in Nzara, Southern Sudan, Nov. 15, the first day of a 17-day registration period in preparation for January’s referendum on secession from the country’s North.
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YAMBIO, Southern Sudan — Citizens of Southern Sudan lined up Nov. 15 to register to vote in a January referendum on whether this war-torn region will split from the country's North. "People lined up with enthusiasm to register today. They're happy. The lines moved with joy as people showed their love for their country," said Father Thomas Bagbiowia, a parish priest in Riimenze who helped lead the training process for poll workers in Western Equatoria state.

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