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• United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Lt Gen Mohan Subramanian from India as the Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
• He served in the Indian Army for over 36 years. Most recently, he served as the General Officer Commanding; he contributed to the Army’s operational and logistic preparedness.
• Indian Army plays a leading role in UN Peacekeeping with a presence in 8 out of 14 ongoing UN missions worldwide, and over 5,400 Indian military personnel deployed under the UN Mission.

South Sudan

• South Sudan is officially known as the Republic of South Sudan.
• It is a landlocked country in Central Africa.
• It is bordered by;
  • Ethiopia
  • Sudan
  • The Central African Republic
  • The Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Uganda
• Juba is the capital and also the largest city.
• South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011.
  • Since its independence, It has suffered ethnic violence and civil war, ethnic massacres and killings of journalists.
• The White Nile passes through the country.
• South Sudan is known for its timber exports.
• It also contains many natural resources such as petroleum, iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, diamonds, hardwoods, limestone and hydropower.
• The country's economy is heavily dependent on agriculture.

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