Sir Both Diu | |
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| Born | |
| Died | c. 1972 |
| Nationality | South Sudanese. |
| Education | Both Diu was working as a house servant of the British District Commissioner in Khartoum in the years before Sudan independence. With no formal schooling, he taught himself to read, write and type. Thereafter, he won the post of interpreter, founded a political party, and was elected to parliament in Khartoum. |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Early political leader from Southern Sudan and becoming the first Nuer politician to be MP, Minister and own a political party. |
| Title | Sir |
| Political party | Liberal party |
Both Diu (d. c. 1972) or Böth Diew was a politician who was one of the leaders of the Liberal Party in Sudan in the years before and after independence in 1956. His party represented the interests of the southerners. Although in favor of a federal system under which the south would have its own laws and administration, Both Diu was not in favor of southern secession. As positions hardened during the drawn-out First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972) his compromise position was increasingly discredited.