Joseph Bakosoro also known as Bangasi Joseph Bakosoro is a
South Sudanese politician. He is current Minister of public service in
central Equatoria
Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of , it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal (also Bahr-el-Jebel), named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the s ...
, Juba. He served as governor of
Western Equatoria
Western Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. It has an area of . Its capital is Yambio. The state was divided into counties, each headed by a County Commissioner. Western Equatoria seceded from Sudan as part of the Republic of South Sudan on ...
after winning an election over
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, serving from 26 May 2010 to August 2015, at which time he was arrested by security officials of South Sudan for suspicions to his being linked with the arrow, an armed local defense force originally formed to protect local communities from attacks by the Lord's Resistance Army, later released on April 27, 2016.
He rejoined SPLM on 15 July 2021 and currently he is the Minister of Public Service of the Republic of South Sudan, Central Equatoria State Juba.
Sanctions
Bakosoro was dismissed by the presidential decree in August 2015. He was removed as governor of
Western Equatoria State in August 2015 together with the governor of
Central Equatoria
Central Equatoria is a state in South Sudan. With an area of , it is the smallest of the original South Sudanese states. Its previous name was Bahr al-Jabal (also Bahr-el-Jebel), named after a tributary of the White Nile that flows through the s ...
Clement Wani, Governor of
Warrap Nyadeng Malek and Governor of
Upper Nile state Simon Kun Poch.
References
South Sudanese politicians
Living people
South Sudanese state governors
Year of birth missing (living people)
People from Western Equatoria
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