South Sudan Defends Declaration of Three Days of National Mourning for Ethiopian Leader

22 August 2012

Addis Ababa/Juba — South Sudan on Wednesday defended its decision to declare three days of national mourning in honour of the Ethiopian leader Meles Zenawi, who died on Monday.

There is speculation as to the circumstances of Zenawi's death but it is believed to have taken place due to natural causes in a Brussels hospital.

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