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]
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]
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]
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]