Rokon
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Rokon is a city in southern South Sudan
, lying in the state of Central Equatoria
, a part of the region of Equatoria
. Ezra Baya Lawiri
, priest and scholar, was buried here following his death in 1991.
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
, lying in the state of Central Equatoria
Central Equatoria
-Government:Executive*Governor - Maj. Gen. Clement Wani Konga*Deputy Governor and Minister of Education, Science and Technology - Mr. Manase Lomole Waya *Minister of Education - Lokulenge Lole Lokule...
, a part of the region of Equatoria
Equatoria
Equatoria is a region in the south of present-day South Sudan along the upper reaches of the White Nile. Originally a province of Egypt, it also contained most of Northern part of present day Uganda including Albert Lake...
. Ezra Baya Lawiri
Ezra Baya Lawiri
Canon Ezra Baya Lawiri was a Sudanese teacher, Episcopalian priest and scholar, responsible for translating The Bible into the Moru language. He is commemorated by a statue in niche 174 on the Great West Front of Salisbury Cathedral....
, priest and scholar, was buried here following his death in 1991.