Peter Gatkuoth
President of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region
In office
12 July 1979  30 May 1980
Preceded byJoseph Lagu
Succeeded byAbel Alier
Personal details
Born(1938-01-01)January 1, 1938
DiedAugust 26, 2010(2010-08-26) (aged 72)
NationalitySouth Sudanese
Political partySANU

Peter Gatkuoth (1 January 1938[1] – 26 August 2010[2]) was a South Sudanese politician. Gatkuoth was the third president of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region, serving from 12 July 1979 to 30 May 1980.

He was shot dead by Sergeant Gabriel Majur, a reported drug addict and alcoholic.[3]

References

  1. https://www.google.com/search?biw=1600&bih=794&tbm=bks&ei=LVgKW-SWGeTa6AT5r6foCg&q=Peter+Gatkuoth+Jan.+1%2C+1938&oq=Peter+Gatkuoth+Jan.+1%2C+1938&gs_l=psy-ab.12...8979.8979.0.9858.1.1.0.0.0.0.202.202.2-1.1.0....0...1c.2.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.jo7ZOkpw298
  2. "Senior SPLA officer and 11 civilians killed in separate murders in Yei - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan".
  3. "South Sudan army arrests soldiers behind Yei murders". Sudan Tribune. August 28, 2010.


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