A historic vote in Sudan

Roberto Shcmidt
A southern Sudanese security guard stands outside a polling station in Juba as local residents queue on January 9, 2011 to vote in the first hours of a week-long independence referendum.

Jerome Delay
Southern Sudanese people are seen through a Southern Sudanese flag lining up to cast their votes in Juba, Southern Sudan, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011