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South Sudan: Parliament Elects Female Deputy Speaker

South Sudan's national assembly has unanimously elected Fatma Nyawang Biliu as deputy speaker of the house, an additional deputy position allotted to women by the transitional constitution.
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File photo: South Sudan celebrates Independence.

  • South Sudan:   Parliament Elects Female Deputy Speaker

    Sudan Tribune, 6 August 2011

    South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit Friday issued presidential decree appointing Atem Garang as the Chief Whips of the parliament as a women was elected by its peers as… Read more »

  • South Sudan:   Parliament's First Sitting Fails

    Sudan Tribune, 4 August 2011

    The transformed national legislative assembly of the newly born Republic of South Sudan (RSS) has failed to conduct its first sitting as senior lawmakers wrangle over who to lead… Read more »

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