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South Sudan’s liberation pioneer Joseph Lagu dies at 94

📍 South Sudan, SS·🕐 2h ago·2 outlets

JUBA – General Joseph Lagu Yanga, a leading figure in South Sudan’s liberation struggle, has died in Juba, President Salva Kiir announced on Tuesday. Kiir declared national mourning, ordering flags across South Sudan and at diplomatic missions abroad to fly at half-mast until Lagu is buried. He also said he would personally bid the late…

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