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John Garang

1945 - 2005

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John Garang De Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M, Now known as South Sudan People's Defense Forces) as a commander in chief during the Second Sudanese Civil War. He served as First Vice President of Sudan for three weeks, from the comprehensive peace agreement of 2005 until his death in a helicopter crash on July 30, 2005. A developmental economist by profession, Garang was one of the major influences on the movement that led to the foundation of South Sudan’s independence from the rule of Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Garang is the 6,203rd most popular politician (down from 5,529th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Sudan (down from 7th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Sudanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Garang ranks 6,203 out of 19,576. Before him are Zénaïde Bonaparte, Petro Doroshenko, Psammuthes, Artabanus I of Parthia, Mōri Terumoto, and Francesc Macià. After him are Recceswinth, Olena Zelenska, Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, Mikhail Fradkov, Pharnaces I of Pontus, and Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, John Garang ranks 144. Before him are Hans-Gert Pöttering, Brion James, Igor Ivanov, Robert Wyatt, Philippe Ouédraogo, and Fernando Vérgez Alzaga. After him are Brenda Fricker, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ladislao Mazurkiewicz, Wim Suurbier, Angus Deaton, and Luis Ocaña. Among people deceased in 2005, John Garang ranks 69. Before him are George Dantzig, William Westmoreland, Ba Jin, Vincent Schiavelli, Barrington Moore Jr., and Maurice Trintignant. After him are Hunter S. Thompson, Narriman Sadek, Augusto Roa Bastos, Cicely Saunders, Robert Moog, and Dana Elcar.

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In Sudan

Among people born in Sudan, John Garang ranks 9 out of 38. Before him are Mohamed Naguib (1901), Muhammad Ahmad (1844), Piye (-800), Josephine Bakhita (1868), Gaafar Nimeiry (1930), and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960). After him are Osman Hussein (1951), Abdalla Hamdok (1956), Tayeb Salih (1929), Gabriel Zubeir Wako (1941), Ibrahim Abboud (1900), and Hassan Al-Turabi (1932).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sudan

Among politicians born in Sudan, John Garang ranks 6. Before him are Omar al-Bashir (1944), Mohamed Naguib (1901), Piye (-800), Gaafar Nimeiry (1930), and Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (1960). After him are Osman Hussein (1951), Abdalla Hamdok (1956), Ibrahim Abboud (1900), Hassan Al-Turabi (1932), Abdallahi ibn Muhammad (1846), and Ismail al-Azhari (1901).

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