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[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 98 Engrossed in House (EH)]

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         March 6, 2007.
Whereas Dr. John Garang de Mabior, founder and leader of the Sudan People's 
        Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A), was born on June 23, 1945, in Bor, 
        Sudan;
Whereas Dr. Garang joined the Anya-Nya Movement in 1970, a liberation movement 
        in Southern Sudan, and after the 1972 Addis Ababa Peace Agreement, he 
        became a member of the Sudanese Armed Forces;
Whereas as Deputy Director of the Military Research Branch of the Sudanese Armed 
        Forces, Dr. Garang demonstrated his leadership abilities in the early 
        stages of his military career;
Whereas Dr. Garang studied economics at Grinnell College and received his master 
        of arts and doctorate degrees from Iowa State University;
Whereas Dr. Garang skillfully managed to consolidate his base after the 
        devastating split in the SPLM/A in 1991;
Whereas as the undisputed leader of the SPLM/A, Dr. Garang demonstrated 
        remarkable political and military leadership for over two decades;
Whereas Dr. Garang was a soldier, a scholar, a statesman, and a father, who had 
        a clear vision and unwavering love for his people and country;
Whereas Dr. Garang fought for 22 years to achieve a just peace for his people, 
        but only served 21 days as First Vice President of Sudan;
Whereas Dr. Garang fought not only for the people in Southern Sudan, but also 
        for the forgotten and long marginalized people of the Nuba Mountains, 
        Southern Blue Nile, Darfur, and other regions of the country;
Whereas Dr. Garang worked tirelessly to help build international support for a 
        new Sudan that would be multi-ethnic, multi-religious, democratic, and 
        united;
Whereas the new Sudan envisioned by Dr. Garang, if fully realized, would be a 
        country in which all Sudanese would live in peace without discrimination 
        and hatred, with equality, pride, and dignity;
Whereas Dr. Garang creatively and painstakingly managed the often conflicting 
        aspirations of his people for an independent Southern Sudan and his 
        vision for a new Sudan;
Whereas the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which was signed by the Government of 
        Sudan and the SPLM/A on January 9, 2005, provides Southern Sudan the 
        right to self determination through a referendum after six years and 
        also offers the northern establishment in Sudan the opportunity to make 
        unity attractive during the interim period;
Whereas on July 8, 2005, millions of people throughout Sudan came to show their 
        support in Khartoum when Dr. Garang was sworn in as First Vice President 
        of Sudan; and
Whereas on July 30, 2005, Dr. John Garang died in a helicopter crash returning 
        to Southern Sudan from Uganda: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the life and achievements of Dr. John Garang de Mabior;
            (2) reaffirms its commitment to a just and lasting peace in the 
        Republic of the Sudan;
            (3) calls for full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace 
        Agreement without any delay;
            (4) strongly urges the people of Southern Sudan and its leaders to 
        continue to support Dr. Garang's vision for a new Sudan;
            (5) strongly urges the full commitment of the United States, the 
        United Nations, the European Union, the African Union, and the League of 
        Arab States to support Dr. Garang's vision for a new Sudan by endorsing 
        democratic elections throughout Sudan in 2009, as provided by the 
        Comprehensive Peace Agreement;
            (6) strongly supports the creation of a Dr. John Garang de Mabior 
        Institute for Agriculture, Peace, and Economic Development in Southern 
        Sudan; and
            (7) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit an 
        enrolled copy of this resolution to the Secretary of State with a 
        request that the Secretary transmit it to Dr. Garang's widow, Rebecca 
        Garang, and to the Government of Southern Sudan, through the Office of 
        the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the District of 
        Columbia.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.
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