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In July 2011, South Sudan was granted independence and became the world's newest country. Yet just two-and-a-half years after this momentous decision, the country was in the grips of renewed civil war and political strife. Hilde F. Johnson served as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan from July 2011 until July 2014 and, as such, she was witness to the many challenges which the country faced as it struggled to adjust to its new autonomous state. In this book, she provides an unparalleled insider's account of South Sudan's descent from the ecstatic celebrations of July 2011 to the outbreak of the disastrous conflict in December 2013 and the early, bloody phase of the fighting. Johnson's frequent personal and private contacts at the highest levels of government, accompanied by her deep knowledge of the country and its history, make this a unique eyewitness account of the turbulent first three years of the world's newest - and yet most fragile - country.

South Sudan: The Untold Story from Independence to Civil War

Foreword by Desmond TutuChapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: A Dream Comes TrueChapter Three: A Country without a StateChapter Four: An Incomplete DivorceChapter Five: The UN - Between a Rock and a Hard PlaceChapter Six: The LeadershipChapter Seven: The NightmareChapter Eight: The Heart of the Matter - SecurityChapter Nine: Waging Peace in South SudanChapter Ten: EpilogueAppendices: List of InterviewsMembers of the SPLM Political Bureau 2013Members of the SPLA Command 2013UN Security Council Resolution 1996/2011 UNMISS' MandateUN Security Council Resolution 2046/2012 UN Security Council Resolution 2058/2014 New Mandate UNMISSIndex