Kwongo Dak Padiet

Reth Kwongo Dak Padiet I
King of Shilluk Kingdom
Reth Kwongo Dak in 2023
Reth of the Shilluk Kingdom
Reign1992 – present
PredecessorAyang Aney Kur
Born (1945-01-01) January 1, 1945 (age 79)
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (now South Sudan)

Reth Kwongo Dak Padiet I (born January 1, 1945) is the reigning Reth (also known as King) of the Shilluk Kingdom,[1] He is the 35th King of Shilluk. Shilluk Kingdom was located along the left and right bank of the White Nile in what is now South Sudan and southern Sudan.[2][3]

In 2022 Reth Kwongo Dak Padiet was airlifted to Juba by the South Sudanese government under the orders of President Salva Kiir when conflict broke out in the Upper Nile state.[4]

  1. ^ SudanTribune (2016-03-11). "Tiger faction of ethnic Shilluk kingdom dismisses integration into SPLM-IO". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  2. ^ "Reth Kwong's letter to Salva Kiir". Pachodo.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  3. ^ "The Kings and the queens of the Chollo Kingdom". Pachodo.org. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  4. ^ "Chollo King airlifted to Juba amid Upper Nile fighting". Eye Radio. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.