John Garang
John Garang
John Garang de Mabiorwas a Sudanese politician and leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and following a peace agreement he briefly served as First Vice President of Sudan from July 9, 2005 until his death in a helicopter crash on July 30, 2005. A developmental economist by profession, Dr. Garang is widely considered the single most influential person in the history of South Sudan...
knowledge people seeking
If you get knowledge, you can't keep your knowledge away from people seeking help, ... These are our people.
believe great lost needed peace process strides time toward
We lost Garang at a time when we needed him the most, but we think that we have made great strides toward peace and we believe that peace process should continue,
confidence gave strong
She was very strong and gave me confidence,
bad dream people seems wake
It is still a shock. It seems like a bad dream and that when I wake up I will see him. But all I find are people weeping.
cannot dies hero people saying
We have a saying in our dialect: When a hero dies in the village, people cannot cry,
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We want to keep his legacy alive, ... Keeping the peace is how we can honor his memory.
agreement beginning peace regardless religion signals sudan
This peace agreement signals the beginning of one Sudan regardless of race, religion or tribe.
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He cried to him, 'Oh my people, oh my people, who will set you free?'
burned shot women
They looted everything, raped the women and shot the children. After, they burned it all down,