Gordon Muortat Mayen
Gordon Muortat Mayen Maborjok (1922–2008) was a South Sudanese veteran politician and an advocate for the rights and freedom of the South Sudanese people. He was the President of the Nile Provisional Government (NPG) which led the Anyanya; Southern Sudan's first armed resistance to Khartoum which started in 1955. Muortat also served as Vice-President of the Southern Front (SF) and Foreign Minister in the Southern Sudan Provisional Government (SSPG).
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| Born | 1922 Karagok (near Rumbek), Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, (Now South Sudan) |
| Died | April 12, 2008 (aged 85–86) Rumbek, Sudan |
| Occupation | Politician & Freedom Fighter |
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