Anthony Lino Makana
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Anthony Lino Makana | |
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Speaker of the National Legislative Assembly | |
In office 4 August 2016 – 8 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Manasseh Rundial[1] |
Succeeded by | Obuch Ojok |
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Nationality | South Sudan |
Political party | SPLM |
Anthony Lino Makana is a South Sudanese politician. He was the Speaker of Transitional National Legislative Assembly of South Sudan from 2016 until his resignation in 2019. He was a former Minister of Transport and Roads in the Cabinet of South Sudan. He was appointed to that position on 10 July 2011.[2]
He was appointed as the speaker of National Legislative Assembly in August 2016.[3] Makana resigned as speaker on December 8, 2019, after being accused of embezzling funds and approving a $400 million loan from AFREXIM Bank without bringing it to the house.[4]
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- ^ "Rundial Hands over as Makana Takes over Assembly Speakership". Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ The Newly Appointed Ministers, 10 July 2011 Archived November 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "IPU PARLINE database: SOUTH SUDAN (Al-Majlis Al-Tachirii), General information".
- ^ "South Sudan Legislative Speaker Forced to Resign". Voice of America. Retrieved 2019-12-10.