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James Wani Igga
South Sudanese politician
James Wani Igga (born 1949) is a South Sudanese who was the second vice president of South Sudan.[3] He was speaker of the National Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2013[4] and secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.[5]
Early life
Igga was born in 1949.[6] He is variously described to stem from the Bari[7] and Zande[8] ethnic groups and he is a Roman Catholic.
He studied economics in Cairo.[7]
Civil war years
Igga joined the South Sudanese rebels in 1985, training in Cuba and Ethiopia. He rose rapidly through the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) ranks,[7] and, by 1987, had the rank of major and commanded the Shakus Battalion.[9] The same year, he was Zonal Commander of Central Equatoria and a member of the SPLA/M High Command.[10] He was reportedly well-respected among civilians.[11]
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