South Sudanese Civil WarSouth Sudan · 2013–2020"Do not clap for independence too quickly, children; a flag can be born before a nation has learned to hold itself."South Sudan entered the world with songs still warm from the referendum, but inside the ruling movement old rivalries remained armed, and the quarrel between Salva Kiir and Riek Machar soon moved from accusation to gunfire.The lesson the elders kept: A liberation army can win a country and still fail the people if power remains a barracks argument. Freedom needs institutions that can survive the pride of those who delivered it.