Joseph Bol Chan

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Joseph Bol Chan
Speaker of the Council of States
In office
5 August 2011 – May 2021
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDeng Deng Akon
Personal details
Born1949
Lol village, Fashoda country, Upper Nile state
DiedOctober 2021
Khartoum
Political partySPLM

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]

Personal life[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The International Directory of Government 2021. Routledge. 2021-08-04. ISBN 978-1-000-52137-5.
  2. ^ a b c d e Chang, Koang (31 October 2021). "Former Speaker Bol Chan passes away". Eye Radio.
  3. ^ "Body of ex-speaker of Council of States arrives in Juba from Khartoum". Sudans Post. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2022-11-04.