Joseph Bol Chan
Joseph Bol Chan | |
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Speaker of the Council of States | |
In office 5 August 2011 – May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Deng Deng Akon |
Personal details | |
Born | 1949 Lol village, Fashoda country, Upper Nile state |
Died | October 2021 Khartoum |
Political party | SPLM |
Joseph Bol Chan was a politician from South Sudan and Member of Council of States of South Sudan who served as Speaker of Council of States of South Sudan.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Bol was born in 1949 in Lol village in Fashoda country, Upper Nile state.[2] He had a university degree from Hungary. He worked as a journalist.[2]
Bol held several government positions in Sudan, including deputy governor of the Upper Nile state.[2]
Bol became a member of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly following the Comprehensive Peace Agreement of 2005. In August 2011 he was elected as the Speaker of the Council of States[2] and served until May 2021 when the Council of States was reformed due to the civil war peace plan.
Bol died in the end of October 2021.[3] He was 72 years old and died of a heart attack in Khartoum.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ The International Directory of Government 2021. Routledge. 2021-08-04. ISBN 978-1-000-52137-5.
- ^ a b c d e Chang, Koang (31 October 2021). "Former Speaker Bol Chan passes away". Eye Radio.
- ^ "Body of ex-speaker of Council of States arrives in Juba from Khartoum". Sudans Post. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-04.