Peter Gatkuoth
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Peter Gatkuoth | |
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President of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region | |
In office 12 July 1979 – 30 May 1980 | |
Preceded by | Joseph Lagu |
Succeeded by | Abel Alier |
Personal details | |
Born | South Sudan | January 1, 1938
Died | August 26, 2010 Yei, South Sudan | (aged 72)
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Nationality | South Sudanese |
Political party | SANU |
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 assassinated in 2010.
Death
On August 26, 2010, Gatkuoth was assassinated by Sergeant Gabriel Majur, a reported drug addict and alcoholic who is one of his soldiers.[3]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Senior SPLA officer and 11 civilians killed in separate murders in Yei - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". 23 September 2010.
- ^ "South Sudan army arrests soldiers behind Yei murders". Sudan Tribune. August 28, 2010.
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