Jarvis Yak Explained

Jarvis Yak was a Sudanese Governor Khartoum, a former minister,^[1] and administrator who worked in most of the northern states since the 1950s.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

Yak was the Irrigation and Hydro- electric Power minister^[4] before joining the Third Sudanese Sovereignty Council (10 June 1965–25 May 1969) as to represent the Southern Sudan region,^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} which consisted of five members, and its members were amended twice to include Yak in 27 May 1968.^{[9] [10]} The council that came after general parliamentary elections in 1965, the third in the history of Sudan, as it replaced the Second Sudanese Sovereignty Council, which was managing the country’s affairs for a transitional period after the overthrow of the rule of Lieutenant General Ibrahim Abboud. The Chairman of the Sovereignty Council was Ismail al-Azhari.^[11] The Council was dissolved after Lieutenant General Jaafar al-Numeiri's 1969 coup against power, who in turn formed the Revolutionary Command Council, which replaced the Sovereignty Council.^{[12] [13]}

During Jaafar Nimeiry era, Yak served as the Governor of Khartoum,^{[14] [15]} being the only southern Sudanese to hold the position.^{[16] [17]}

Yak was a close friend of John Garang. Garang wrote to Yak before his execution "Do not be sad, my friend, for it is like a plane landing in the open sea".

Personal life

Jarvis Yak son, Anthony, was born in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal and a member of the Supreme Committee for Supporting the Referendum in the South and a leader in the National Congress Party.^[18] His daughter, Mary Jarvis Yak was educated at the University of Khartoum before becoming a politician in South Sudan.^{[19] [20]} Constantine Jarvis Yak, Yak's son, is the parliamentary representative for the Sudanese-African Parties Bloc in the Sudanese National Council.^[21] His granddaughter, Elizabeth Constantine Jarvis Yak, was part of the Southern Students Association at the University of Khartoum before South Sudan independence.^[22]

Notes and References

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2. Web site: بين حلم الدولة وأمل الوحدة . 2024-03-03 . الجزيرة نت . ar.
3. Web site: 2023-04-03 . في التعقيب على رد الاستاذ عبد العزيز الحلو على مقال الأستاذة رشا عوض . 2024-03-03 . Al Sudan net . ar.
4. Book: Political Handbook and Atlas of the World . 1967 . Harper & Row . en.
5. Web site: هل ستختار نداء السودان ممثل لشرق السودان ام سيغيب الشرق ايضا عن المجلس السيادي السادس ؟ – النيلين . 2024-03-03 . ar.
6. Web site: 2019-02-05 . بالتفصيل .. الرؤساء ومجالس السيادة الذين تعاقبوا على الحكم في السودان (1956م – 2019م) - سودافاكس . 2024-03-03 . ar.
7. Web site: 2022-09-05 . قراءة في مواقفهم إزاء المفكر السوداني الانساني محمود محمد طه المدائن بوست ALMADAYIN POST . 2024-03-03 . ar.
8. Book: Afrique contemporaine . 1967 . Documentation française . fr.
9. Web site: مجلس السيادة الرابع 1967-1969 م » Présidence de la République - Palais présidentiel . 2024-03-03 . www.presidency.gov.sd.
10. Web site: Sudan (The): Sovereignty Council: 1964-1969 - Archontology . 2024-03-03 . www.archontology.org.
11. Web site: Heads of State . 2023-06-10 . Zarate.
12. Web site: Fourth sovereignty Council 1967-1969 .
13. Web site: sabdrat . 2001-11-30 . صحيفة المجهر السياسي السودانية - التَملمُلْ من رأس الدولة .. إلى (رأس الميَّة) . 2024-03-03 . صحيفة المجهر السياسي السودانية . ar.
14. Web site: إدْوارد لِينو جَدَلُ العِلاقة بيْن جَنوب وشَمال السّودان (2-3) . 2024-03-03.
15. Book: Mideast Mirror . 1968 . en.
16. Web site: على مشارف مائة عام من ثورة 1924.. السودانوية ترياق العنصرية: نحو آفاق جديدة للبناء الوطني «3-1» – صحيفة التغيير السودانية, اخبار السودان . 2024-03-03 . ar.
17. Web site: Dabanga . 2018-06-22 . ياسر عرمان: على مشارف مائة عام من ثورة 1924م - السودانوية ترياق العنصرية - نحو آفاق جديدة للبناء الوطني (1-3) . 2024-03-03 . Dabanga Radio TV Online . ar.
18. Web site: al-Siddig . Adil . 2010-09-09 . عرمان: الزمن المتبقي كاف لإجراء الاستفتاء .
19. Web site: Hamed . Sara . 2020-09-03 . الواثق كمير يكتب: مَنصُور خَالِدْ.. رَحَلَ عَنَّا: فريدُ عَصْرِهِ ونسيجٌ وَحدَهُ! . 2024-03-03 . صحيفة الصيحة . ar.
20. Web site: SudanTribune . 2013-04-21 . S. Sudan says will pay employees two months salaries after uncertainty . 2024-03-03 . Sudan Tribune . en-US.
21. Web site: www.hornofafrica.de . 2024-03-03 . 87.106.4.224.
22. Web site: Ubaida . Abu . 2010-08-08 . حفيدة أول محافظ جنوبي للخرطوم..قرنق هو الشخص الوحيد في تاريخ السودان الذي استطاع تشخيص الأزمة السودانية وإيجاد حلول لها . Alrakoba.