Joseph Bol Chan Explained

Joseph Bol Chan
Term Start:5 August 2011
Term End:May 2021
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Deng Deng Akon
Birth Date:1949
Birth Place:Lol village, Fashoda country, Upper Nile state
Death Date:October 2021
Death Place:Khartoum
Party:SPLM

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

Bol was born in 1949 in Lol village in Fashoda country, Upper Nile state. He had a university degree from Hungary. He worked as a journalist.

Bol held several government positions in Sudan, including deputy governor of the Upper Nile state.

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 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.[2] He was 72 years old and died of a heart attack in Khartoum.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: The International Directory of Government 2021 . 2021-08-04 . Routledge . 978-1-000-52137-5 . en.
  2. Web site: 2021-11-01 . Body of ex-speaker of Council of States arrives in Juba from Khartoum . 2022-11-04 . Sudans Post . en-US.
  3. Web site: Chang . Koang . Former Speaker Bol Chan passes away . Eye Radio . 31 October 2021.