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By Bonifacio Taban Kuich July 28, 2011 (BENTIU) - Former Member of Parliament from South Sudan Legislative Assembly Hon. William Wuor Dador died on 23 of July in Juba. South Sudan VP Riek Machar Teny and Father Gabriel at funeral of William Wuor Dador, Bentiu, 27 July 2011 (ST)On Wednesday his body was transferred from Juba to Unity State capital Bentiu, accompanied by the South Sudan vice president, Riek Machar Teny; Mary Nyalok Tiong the minister of animals and fishery; and others MPs. Wuor was the first member of parliament representing Rubkotna county since the signing of the comprehensive peace agreement by North and South Sudan in 2005. He died in Juba teaching hospital on 23 July and was buried in his home town Bentiu capital on 27 July. The vice president of South Sudan arrived in Benitu on Wednesday for the funeral. He told a group of journalists that Wuor had played an important role in South Sudan’s struggle. He briefed the citizens in Bentiu town about his one week visited to the US, which was a request from the president Salva Kiir Mayardit for the recognitions of the Republic of South Sudan by the 192 nations in the United Nations Security Council’s worldwide. South Sudan has been the newest state in the world as recognized as 193rd nation in the Security Council memberships after it official independent on July 9. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JFD info" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jfdinfo?hl=en.
