PLAYER IN THE NBA PASSED AWAYAND THE FIRST AFRICAN-BORN

ONE YEAR AGO TODAY ONE OF BASKETBALL’ S GREATEST BLOCKERS

BOLAND HE WAS FROM

193rd MEMBER OF THE UNITED NATIONS

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

HIS NAME WAS

HE NEVER LIVED TO SEE THE FINAL STEP IN HISCOUNTRY’S LONG WALKTO FREEDOM, BUT ON

THAT LONG WALK COMES TO AN END

JULY 9, 2011

MANUTESOUTH

SUDAN

SOUTH SUDAN

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