John Garang

John Garang

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Ein country of citizenship	Sudan
Name in native language	John Garang de Mabior
Name wey dem give am	John
Family name	Garang
Ein date of birth	23 June 1945
Place dem born am	Wangkulei
Date wey edie	30 July 2005
Place wey edie	New Cush
Manner of death	accidental death
Cause of death	aircraft crash
Place wey dem bury am	Juba
Spouse	Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior
Kiddie	Akuol de Mabior, Mabior Garang de Mabior
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English, Arabic
Ein occupation	politician, partisan
Employer	Government of Sudan
Position ehold	Vice President of Sudan, Minister of Health of South Sudan, President of Southern Sudan
Educate for	Grinnell College, University of Dar es Salaam, Iowa State University, Nabumali High School
Academic degree	Doctor of Economics
Political party ein member	Sudan People's Liberation Movement
Religion anaa worldview	Christianity
Military or police rank	colonel
Participated in conflict	Second Sudanese Civil War
Military branch	Sudanese Armed Forces, Sudan People's Liberation Army
Dema official website	http://www.splmtoday.com/

John Garang De Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) na he be a Sudanese politician den revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, na he lead de Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M, Now be known as South Sudan People's Defense Forces) as a commander in chief during de Second Sudanese Civil War. Na he serve as First Vice President of Sudan for three weeks, from de comprehensive peace agreement of 2005 til ein death insyd a helicopter crash on July 30, 2005.

Na he be a developmental economist by profession, na Garang be one of de major influences on de movement wey lead to de foundation of South Sudan ein independence from de rule of Sudanese presido Omar al-Bashir.

Early life den education

Na dem born John Garang on 23 June 1945 into a poor family insyd Wangulei village, Twic East County, insyd de Upper Nile region of Sudan. Na he be a member of de Dinka ethnic group den an orphan by de age of ten, na ein realtive wey dey bia ein fees for school, wey he go to schools insyd Wau den then Rumbek. Insyd 1962, na he join de separatist rebels of southern Sudan during de First Sudanese Civil War. However, secof ein young age, na de rebel leaders encourage am den odas of ein age make dem pursue higher education den secof de ongoing fighting, na Garang be forced make he plete ein secondary school education insyd Tanzania. After he win a scholarship, he go on to earn a Bachelor of Arts insyd Economics insyd 1969 from Grinnell College insyd Iowa, United States.

Death

Insyd late July 2005, na Garang die after de Ugandan presidential Mi-172 helicopter wey na he dey fly insyd crash. Na he dey return from a meeting insyd Rwakitura plus long-time ally Presido Yoweri Museveni of Uganda. Na he no flow de Sudanese government say he dey go to dis meeting wey therefore, he no take de presidential plane. In fact, na Garang say na he dey go spend de weekend insyd New Cush, a small village near de Kenyan borders wey Garang found einself. To dis day, neither de identity of any oda participants at de meeting nor ein purpose be known.

Publications

• Garang, John, 1987 John Garang Speaks. M. Khalid, ed. London: Kegan Paul International.

External links

• John Garang on National Public Radio
• Official website of the Sudan People's Liberation Army
• A State Department archive of information from before January 2001
• Sudan ex-rebel joins government, BBC, July 9, 2005
• Obituary, BBC
• Deadly riots erupt in Sudan after Garang death, Reuters, August 1, 2005
• The return of a Sudanese survivor, opinion piece in The Daily Star, Lebanon, July 19, 2005 – some info on early life
• Uganda Joins Sudan in Investigating Garang's Death, William Eagle, Voice of America, August 9, 2005
• John Garang’s mysterious death | Al Jazeera World Documentary, 26 Jul 2023.