John Garang

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.
 References 

 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.

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