Jimmy Lemi Milla (August 8, 1948
on the website of the government of Southern Sudan – February 9, 2011)"Southern Sudan minister Jimmy Lemi Milla shot dead"

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, 9 February 2011. was a

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ese politician, and Cabinet member in Southern Sudan. He was a Pojulu."South Sudan minister shot dead in Juba: SPLA"

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, 9 February 2011.

Career

Milla studied at

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, obtaining a

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degree in 1973. He subsequently studied in

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, for a Diploma in Aviation, which he obtained in 1976. In 1980, he obtained a Certificate in Mass Communication from the Khartoum School of Mass Communication. He began his political career in his home

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of Central Equatoria, serving at different times as Minister for Education and deputy Governor of the state government, as well as chairman of the State Human Rights Commission. He has also been Assistant Commissioner for Culture and Information in

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, and Director of Information and Press Secretary to the President of the High Executive Council of Southern Sudan. In his career in national government in Sudan, he served as chairman of the States Commission in the

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, and Deputy Secretary General of Government. He was initially a member of the National Congress Party, Sudan's ruling

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party, but joined the

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, the dominant party in Southern Sudan, following the latter's

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with the Sudanese government in 2005. In 2010, he was appointed Minister for Co-operatives and Rural Development in the government of autonomous Southern Sudan, replacing Ann Itto Leonardo, who had been promoted Minister for Agriculture. He also represented the constituency of Lainy in the Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan.Members of the Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan
/ref> Milla was still holding that position in government when, on 7 February 2011, the result of the Southern Sudanese independence referendum was announced, indicating that Southern Sudan would become an independent State.

Murder

Two days after announcing the Southern Sudanese independence referendum, Milla and his bodyguard were shot dead inside his ministry building, reportedly by Milla's driver. The reason for the murder was said to be "personal rather than political".

References

External links

Jimmy Lemi Milla Biography on the Southern Sudan government website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Milla, Jimmy Lemi 1948 births 2011 deaths Sudanese murder victims People murdered in Sudan Deaths by firearm in Sudan People from Juba People from Central Equatoria Makerere University alumni Government ministers of South Sudan National Congress Party (Sudan) politicians Sudan People's Liberation Movement politicians Members of the Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly