SUDAN: FORMER REBEL LEADER JOHN GARANG RETURNS TO KHARTOUM AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS / FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR ARE RELEASED

Record ID: 948984

  • Title: SUDAN: FORMER REBEL LEADER JOHN GARANG RETURNS TO KHARTOUM AFTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS / FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR ARE RELEASED
  • Date: 8th July 2005
  • Summary: (W3) KHARTOUM, SUDAN (JULY 08, 2005) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF SUPPORTERS OF SPLM LEADER JOHN GARANG PUTTING UP NEW SUDAN FLAGS ON STREET LAMP POSTS 0.03 2. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) PETER KWECH, KHARTOUM RESIDENT AND SPLM LEADER JOHN GARANG'S SUPPORTER, SAYING: "I am happy because the coming of John Garang will lead everybody to be happy in the country here, but also our main objective when John Garang comes I hope everything will be good and we civilians will get our freedom. Now we have no freedom, we have no places to live, but when he comes everybody will walk on the road not fearing anything." 0.27 3. VARIOUS MORE OF PEOPLE ON PICK-UP VAN WITH NEW SUDAN FLAGS 0.46 4. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) MIRIAM OKETCH, KHARTOUM RESIDENT, SAYING: "He is going to unite the whole of Sudan and he is going to bring peace in the Sudan." 0.50 5. WIDE OF BANNER READING 'WELCOME DR JOHN GARANG' AT AREA WHERE GARANG WILL HOLD RALLY 1.00 (BN15) KHARTOUM, SUDAN (JULY 8, 2005) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 6. VARIOUS OF SECURITY AT AIRPORT 1.04 7. CLOSE OF SIGN FOR KHARTOUM AIRPORT 1.08 8. SLV JOURNALISTS 1.12 9. VARIOUS OF GOVERNMENT MINISTERS AND OTHER OFFICIALS 1.22 10. SLV CHURCH LEADERS 1.27 11. WIDE OF PLANE CARRYING SUDAN PEOPLE LIBERATION MOVEMENT LEADER JOHN GARANG TAXING AT AIRPORT 1.34 12. SLV SECURITY TEAM OF GARANG DESCENDING FROM PLANE 1.40 13. WIDE OF JOHN GARANG DESCENDING FROM PLANE (AUDIO OF APPLAUSE) 1.49 14. VARIOUS OF GARANG ACCOMPANIED BY SUDAN'S OUTGOING FIRST VICE PRESIDENT ALI OSMAN TAHA SURROUNDED BY MEDIA/ CROWD 2.21 15. WIDE OF CROWD WALKING TOWARDS AIRPORT TERMINAL 2.26 16. SCU (SOUNDBITE)(English) STATE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN RELATIONS, NAJEEB AL-KHEIR ABDUL WAHAB, SAYING: "This is a landmark in the history of the Sudan, a landmark that complements, the stations that we have started with the 9th of January, with the signing of the CPA (Comprehensive Peace Agreement)." 2.42 17. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) NORWEGIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MINISTER HILDE JOHNSON SAYING: "This is the first time he's putting his feet in Khartoum, in twenty two/twenty three years. It is a historic day, no doubt about that - which turns a new chapter in Sudanese history." 2.51 18. VARIOUS OF JOHN GARANG, ACCOMPANIED BY OUTGOING FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT ALI OSMAN TAHA, LEAVING PRESIDENTIAL LOUNGE AT AIRPORT AND GETTING INTO VEHICLE 3.04 (BN15) PAGOK, SUDAN (JULY 07, 2005) (ICRC - ACCESS ALL) 19. VARIOUS OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR WALKING 3.10 20. VARIOUS OF ICRC OFFICIALS TALKING TO FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR 3.17 21. WIDE OF ICRC OFFICIAL CALLING NAMES OF FORMER POW'S 3.25 22. VARIOUS OF ICRC OFFICIALS CALLING NAMES OF THOSE WHO WERE RELEASED 3.30 23. CLOSE OF OFFICIAL MARKING LIST OF NAMES 3.34 24. SLV FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR 3.38 25. SLV FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR BOARDING AIRCRAFT 3.41 26. VARIOUS OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR IN AIRCRAFT 3.51 27. WIDE OF AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF 3.55 28. CLOSE OF PILOT IN AIRCRAFT 3.59 (BN15) KHARTOUM, SUDAN (JULY 08, 2005) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 29. SLV FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR LEAVING PLANE 4.02 30. VARIOUS OF FAMILY MEMBERS WELCOMING THE FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR 4.06 31. WIDE OF FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR STANDING BY PLANE 4.10 32. CLOSE OF FORMER PRISONER BEING EMBRACED 4.13 33. WIDE OF FAMILY MEMBERS 4.17 34. SLV FORMER PRISONER BEING GREETED 4.21 35. CLOSE OF WOMEN CRYING 4.30 36. VARIOUS OF ICRC OFFICIALS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SIGNING DOCUMENTS AND SHAKING HANDS 4.37 37. VARIOUS OF CELEBRATIONS AT THE AIRPORT/ PEOPLE CHEERING 4.48 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: KHARTOUM, PAGOK, SUDAN
  • Country: Sudan
  • Reuters ID: LVA8CJIF06Y57B2U5N07C2KXECW8
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