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Tonj North was part of former Tonj County until 2003 when Dr. John Garang split Tonj County into three. The following are the names of commissioners who have been appointed to govern from the inception to the current Names of Commissioners: Lewis Anei Madut Kuendit - 2004; Akol Koor Kuc - from 2004 to 2005; Acuil Akol Magardit - from 2007 to 2008
It became the capital of the new state, Aweil East, when the president Salva Kiir created new states in South Sudan. [6] It is again part of Northern Bahr el Ghazal since 2020. Educational people
After Akol Koor Kuc, a former ally of Kiir who used his loyalism to become head of and bolster South Sudan's National Security Services (NSS) fell on bad terms with Kiir, Kiir appointed Bona Panek, an opponent of Kuc, as governor of Warrap State. Panek then launched a disarmament campaign in Warrap state, although this was mainly to take arms ...
The dismissal of Akol Koor Kuc, who had headed the controversial internal security bureau of the National Security Service (NSS) since the country's independence from Sudan in 2011, came weeks ...
The state became part of South Sudan after a successful secession from Sudan on 9 July 2011. Wanhalel, the place where first Jieng Customary Laws were initiated and hometown to prominent politician, Gen. Nhial Deng Nhial is located in Tonj South County of Warrap State [ 3 ] The current governor is Lt. Gen. Francis Marial Abur who replaced Gen ...
Tonj has produced many leaders during the colonial period and after the independence of Sudan and South Sudan, such as William Deng Nhial, Dr. John Garang De Mabior, and Omer Hassien Bashir, who have studied in some of the schools in the town. The town is also ranked as one of the oldest and most historical cities in South Sudan.
The population estimates for cities in South Sudan are for 2010, except where otherwise indicated. The references from which the estimated populations are sourced are listed in each article for the cities where the population estimates are given. This list is not comprehensive. [clarification needed]
Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, is a South Sudanese politician of Shilluk descent. [2] He is the current leader of National Democratic Movement (NDM) party. [3] He is a former high-ranking official in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), and subsequently became the Foreign Minister of Sudan from September 2005 to October 2007, when the Khartoum government offered the SPLA several other key ...