Manasseh Magok | |
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Speaker of the National Legislative Assembly | |
In office August 2013 – 4 August 2016 | |
Preceded by | James Wani Igga |
Succeeded by | Anthony Lino Makana |
Personal details | |
Born | Manasseh Magok Rundial |
Nationality | South Sudanese |
Political party | NCP, SPLM |
Manasseh Magok Rundial (born 1950) is a South Sudanese politician and former speaker of National Legislative Assembly.
Magok is Nuer. He joined politics in 1982, and won a Bentiu constituency seat in Southern Sudan regional assembly. After 1985 he became governor of Upper Nile State. In 1990s he joined National Congress Party, but resigned in 2005.
Magok served as speaker from August 2013 to 4 August 2016. During his tenure the assembly ratified the "Compromise Peace Agreement".
References
- "Rundial Hands over as Makana Takes over Assembly Speakership". Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
- ^ Kuyok, Kuyok Abol (4 September 2015). South Sudan: The Notable Firsts. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781504943468.
- Johnson, Hilde F. (9 June 2016). South Sudan: The Untold Story from Independence to Civil War. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781786730053.
- "South Sudanese parliament ratifies peace agreement with SPLM-IO - South Sudan | ReliefWeb". 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-16.
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