(1945-06-23)June 23, 1945 Wangulei village, Twic East, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (present-day South Sudan)
Died
July 30, 2005(2005-07-30) (aged 60) New Cush, Republic of Sudan (present-day South Sudan)
Nationality
South Sudanese
Political party
Sudan People's Liberation Movement
Spouse
Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior
Children
Mabior Garang De-Mabior Akuol de Mabior
Alma mater
Grinnell College (B.A.) Iowa State University (PhD)
Dr. John Garang De Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005)[1] was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M, Now known as South Sudan People's Defense Forces) as a commander in chief during the Second Sudanese Civil War. He briefly served as First Vice President of Sudan for three weeks, from the comprehensive peace agreement of 2005 until his death in a helicopter crash on July 30, 2005.[2] A developmental economist by profession,[3] Garang was one of the major influence on the movement that led to the foundation of South Sudan independence from the rule of the government of Omar Bashir the former president of Sudan (Khartoum).
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^"Sudanese new government leaders take office". People's Daily Online. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
^Wheeler, Jake (July 31, 2021). "Ten years after independence, South Sudan must return to Garang's vision". Revista de Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved September 15, 2022.
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