Southern Front (Southern Sudan)
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The Southern Front was a Southern Sudanese political party
, from the ranks of which came the first President of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region, Abel Alier
, the first head of the autonomous government of that then Sudan
ese region, in 1972.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
, from the ranks of which came the first President of the High Executive Council of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region, Abel Alier
Abel Alier
Abel Alier Kwai is a South Sudanese politician who is currently in his 70s . After Sudan gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1956, Southern Sudan was not left as an independent state. This led to a deadly war a year before the independence. A party in the war was Anyanya 1 Under Joseph...
, the first head of the autonomous government of that then Sudan
Sudan
Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
ese region, in 1972.