Moses Kacoul Machar | |
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Second Vice President of Sudan | |
In office February 2001 –January 2005 | |
President | Omar al-Bashir |
Preceded by | George Kongor Arop |
Succeeded by | Ali Osman Taha |
Personal details | |
Born | 1945 (age 77–78) Pan Apaak of Yirol West,Bahr el Ghazal,Sudan (now South Sudan) |
Nationality | South Sudanese |
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Before appointment as Vice President of Sudan,he was professor in Juba University.
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