Garang, shortly before his death in 1971.

Joseph Ukel Garang Wel (1932 – 28 July 1971) was a southern Sudanese politician in the 1960s.

Education and career

Garang attended St. Antony's Bussere (1944–1948) and Rumbek Secondary School (1949–1953). In 1957, he became the first South Sudanese male to obtain a law degree upon his graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Khartoum in Sudan. Shortly after graduation, he declined an offer to become a chief justice. Instead, Garang wanted to practice as an attorney and focus on his political career.[1][2]

Political involvement

He was a member of the Sudanese Communist Party, and served as Minister of Southern Affairs in the Sudanese Government.[3]

In July 1971, Garang and several others were executed after being convicted as conspirators in the short-lived coup that toppled the regime of President Gaafar Nimeiry.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Kuyok, Kuyok Abol (4 September 2015). South Sudan: The Notable Firsts. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781504943468.
  2. ↑ "Joseph Ukel Garang Wel: The Firebrand Marxist and Intellectual of South Sudan". PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd - South Sudan. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Natsios, Andrew S. (23 March 2012). Sudan, South Sudan, and Darfur: What Everyone Needs to Know®. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199831371.
  4. ↑ Communist Leader Sentenced By Military Court, Washington Post, 28 July 1971
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