Louis Lobong Lojore
| Louis Lobong Lojore | |
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| Governor of Eastern Equatoria | |
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Assumed office 19 May 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Johnson Juma Okot |
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| Born | 1962-1965 |
| Nationality | South Sudanese |
Louis Lobong Lojore is a former Brigadier General in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) who was elected Governor of Eastern Equatoria State in South Sudan, taking office in May 2010.
Louis Lobong Lojore was born between 1962-1965. He belongs to the Toposa ethnic group, and is from Kapoeta East County. Lojore became a Brigadier General in the SPLA during the Second Sudanese Civil War (1983–2005). He was also Secretary of the Southern Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (SSRRA) for Greater Kapoeta, Commissioner for greater Kapoeta and Deputy Governor for greater Equatoria.
When the civil war ended, Lobong was appointed Chief of the National Intelligence and Security Service for the Southern Sector of South Sudan. He was the SPLM State Chairman for Eastern Equatoria. In 2005 he was a candidate for governorship of Eastern Equatoria State, but Aloisio Emor Ojetuk was elected. It was said that Lobong failed to gain support for his candidacy from the chiefs in the State Conference in Chukudum in June 2005 due to dissatisfaction over his failure to prevent Toposa of Namorunyang from raiding and destabilizing the Lauro and Lotukei areas of Budi County.
Lobong was appointed chairman of the Southern Sudan Peace Commission. In October 2009, responding to the recent wave of ethnic violence, Lobong called for the government to take harsh measures to deter others from causing problems.
Lobong took his oath of office on 19 May 2010 in a ceremony at the Eastern Equatoria State Legislative Assembly Hall in Torit, taking over from caretaker Governor Johnson Juma Okot. He promised to work towards development of the state and to promote peace between the different communities. On 9 June 2010 he appointed his cabinet of state ministers, and also named the Commissioners for the eight counties of the state. After the successful referendum in January 2011 in which 99.95% of votes were for south Sudan secession, Lobong was visited by a delegation of women from all eight counties of Eastern Equatoria. He recognized the great contribution that women had made during the civil war and subsequent struggle leading up to the referendum, and called on them to help build peaceful ties between the different ethnic groups in the state.
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