George Kongor Arop

George Kongor Arop (born 1951-1952) was the Second Vice President of Sudan from February 1994 to October 2000. He was a police officer, the governor of Bahr el-Ghazal from 1992 to 1993, the president of the African National Congress and was granted an honorary doctorate from the University of Juba in political science.[1][2] His period as Governor of Bahr el Ghazal saw the acceleration of efforts at Islamization of the region.

Kongor Arop was appointed by Omar al-Bashir as Second Vice President of Sudan in February 1994 and was dismissed in October 2000. He was a member of the ruling Islamist National Congress (Sudan) until dismissed. He planned to contest for the presidency of Sudan in 2006.[3]

References

1. "African National Congress Secretariat General". ANC Sudan. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
2. "George Kongor Arop - former federal official". Marquis Who's Who Biography. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
3. "Southern Sudanese leader to run for presidency in next election". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 21 February 2016.