THE TRANSITIONAL CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH
SUDAN, 2011
PREAMBLE
We, the People of South Sudan,
Grateful to the Almighty God for giving the people of South Sudan the wisdom and courage to
determine their destiny and future through a free, transparent, and peaceful referendum in
accordance with the provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, 2005;
Recalling our long and heroic struggle for justice, freedom, equality and dignity in South Sudan;
Remembering and inspired by the selfless sacrifices of our martyrs, heroes and heroines;
Dedicated to a genuine national healing process and the building of trust and confidence in our
society through dialogue;
Determined to lay the foundation for a united, peaceful and prosperous society based on justice,
equality, respect for human rights and the rule of law;
Committed to establishing a decentralized democratic multi-party system of governance in
which power shall be peacefully transferred and to upholding values of human dignity and equal
rights and duties of men and women;
Conscious of the need to manage our natural resources sustainably and efficiently for the benefit
of the present and future generations and to eradicate poverty and attain the Millennium
Development Goals;
Do hereby, through this Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly, amend the Interim Constitution
of Southern Sudan, 2005, which shall be adopted and hereafter referred to as the “Transitional
Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan, 2011,” and shall be the supreme law by which the
independent and sovereign South Sudan shall be governed during the Transitional Period, and
undertake to abide by, respect and defend it.
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