Northern Liech State Explained

Northern Liech
Settlement Type:State
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:South Sudan
Subdivision Type1:Capital
Subdivision Name1:Bentiu[1]
Subdivision Type2:Number of Counties
Subdivision Name2:4[2]
Population As Of:2014 Estimate
Population Total:561240
Leader Title:Governor

Northern Liech was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.[3] It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Ruweng to the north, Western Bieh to the east, Southern Liech to the south, Tonj to the south, and Gogrial and Twic to the west.

History

On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[4] The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.[5] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[6]

Joseph Monytuil was appointed Governor on 24 December.[7]

Administrative divisions

The state consisted of 4 counties:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SPLA officer gunned down in Northern Liech state. Sudan Tribune. 3 April 2016. 14 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Full list of Kiir's proposed new 28 states in S Sudan. Radio Tamazuj. 3 October 2015. 14 August 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305125035/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/full-list-kiirs-proposed-new-28-states-s-sudan. 5 March 2016.
  3. News: Mutambo . Aggrey . S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace . February 15, 2020 . The East African.
  4. News: Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan. Radio Tamazuj. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208183221/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/kiir-and-makuei-want-28-states-s-sudan. 2015-12-08.
  5. News: Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval. Radio Tamazuj. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224908/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/kiir-pressured-taking-decree-parliament-approval. 2016-03-04.
  6. News: South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states. Sudan Tribune.
  7. News: 24 December 2015. South Sudan’s President appoints 28 Governors, defies peace agreement. South Sudan News Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202025755/http://www.southsudannewsagency.com/news/breaking-news/south-sudans-president-appoints-28-governors-defies-peace-agreement. 2 February 2016.

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