Lyrics Unknown, 2012 | Adopted 2011 | |
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Music Students and teachers of Juba University, 2011 | ||
"South Sudan Oyee!" is the national anthem of South Sudan. The anthem was selected by the South Sudan National Anthem Committee of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement following the launch of a competition to find a national anthem in August 2010. This preceded the independence referendum in January 2011 that led to South Sudan becoming a sovereign state on 9 July 2011. "Oyee!" is translated as "Hooray!"
Competition
The committee received 49 entries for the anthem. The working title was "Land of Kush". A competition was held on live television in 2010.
The winning music was composed by students and teachers of Juba University's Music Department led by an Arab originally from the north.
References
South Sudan Oyee! Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA