IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 496 
Honoring the life and achievements of the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior 
and reaffirming the continued commitment of the House of Representa-
tives to a just and lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2005 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. WOLF, Mr. LANTOS, Mr. 
MEEKS of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, and Ms. WATSON) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on International Relations 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life and achievements of the late Dr. John 
Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the continued com-
mitment of the House of Representatives to a just and 
lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan. 
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 dem-
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onstrated 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 as the undisputed leader of the SPLM/A, Dr. 
Garang demonstrated remarkable political and military 
leadership for over two decades; 
Whereas Dr. Garang skillfully managed to consolidate his 
base after the devastating split in the SPLM/A in 1991; 
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 south-
ern 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 inter-
national 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 re-
alized, 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 inde-
pendent southern Sudan and his vision for a new Sudan;
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Whereas the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which was 
signed by the Government of Sudan and the SPLM/A on 
January 9, 2005, gave southern Sudan the right to self 
determination through a referendum after six years and 
also offered the northern establishment in Sudan the op-
portunity to make unity attractive during the interim pe-
riod; 
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 heli-
copter crash on his way back 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 last-
ing peace in the Republic of the Sudan; 
(3) calls for full implementation of the Com-
prehensive 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; and 
(5) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent-
atives 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, Re-
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becca Garang, and to the Government of Southern 
Sudan, through the Office of the Sudan People’s 
Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the District of Co-
lumbia. 
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