South Sudanese Canadians
South Sudanese Canadians are Canadian of South Sudanese ancestry or a South Sudanese who has Canadian citizenship. South Sudanese Canadians can also include children born in Canada to a Canadian parent and South Sudanese parent. South Sudanese Canadians emigrated to Canada in the 1980s and 1990s as refugees from Second Sudanese Civil War.[2]
| Total population | |
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| 16,595 (combined North Sudan and South Sudan by ancestry, Dinka ancestry: 715 2011 Census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto. | |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Christian and traditional religions of South Sudan |
Notable people
- Bol Kong, professional basketball player
- Tut Ruach, professional basketball player
- Mangisto Arop, professional basketball player
- Emmanuel Jal, musician, actor, former child soldier, and political activist
- Reema Major, rapper
- Adongo Agada Cham
- Amanie Illfated, singer, model and activist[3][4]
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References
- Statistics Canada. "2011 National Household Survey: Data tables". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- York, Geoffrey (26 September 2010). "Sudanese Canadians return to heal their shattered homeland". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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