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President
  
Alma mater
  
Preceded by
  
Religion
  
Roman Catholic


Nationality
  
South Sudan

Name
  
James Igga

Political party
  
SPLM

Role
  
Legislator

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Party
  
Sudan People's Liberation Movement

Books
  
Southern Sudan: Battles Fought and the Secrecy of Diplomacy, South Sudan: Rediscovering Our Roots

Speech of h e james wani igga at un general assembly un sustainable development summit 2015


James Wani Igga (born 1949) is a South Sudanese politician who is currently serving as Vice President South Sudan. He was previously Speaker of the National Legislative Assembly and secretary general of the SPLM.

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Early life

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Igga is variously described to stem from the Bari and Zande ethnic groups and he is a Roman Catholic. He studied economics in Cairo.

Civil war years

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Igga joined the South Sudanese rebels in 1985, training in Cuba and Ethiopia. He rose through the SPLA ranks rapidly, and by 1987 Igga had the rank of Major and commanded the Shakus Battalion. The same year he served as Zonal Commander of Central Equatoria and as a member of the SPLA High Command. Igga was reportedly well-respected among civilians.

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Igga was one of the SPLA's most senior representatives during negotiations with SPLA-Nasir. He represented Garang as the head of the SPLA-Torit delegation at peace talks in Nairobi in November 1991. In 1993 Igga accompanied Garang to Nairobi for a peacemaking seminar in June 1993, and to Kampala for an IGAD-mediated dialog with the Nasir faction. Igga had known Lam Akol, one of the Nasir leaders, since their time together in the Cuban training camp.

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As chairman of the SPLM Political Affairs Commission, Igga established the Technical Committee of Intellectuals in February 2000. This Committee was tasked with planning the civil administration of Southern Sudan.

Postwar Politics

Following the 2005 signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement establishing the autonomy of Southern Sudan, Igga was in charge transitioning the SPLM from an insurgent strategic leadership to a political party. In addition, Igga was appointed caretaker governor of Upper Nile State for the transition period.

Igga read out the proclamation of independence when the Sudans divided.

President Salva Kiir appointed Igga as vice president on 23 August 2013 to replace Riek Machar, whom he had dismissed a month previously. He will be required to resign as speaker. Igga was unanimously confirmed by the National Assembly on 26 August.

References

James Wani Igga Wikipedia


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