Latjor State
Dhor Jikany Tuoch Latjor | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Wech Gankiir | |
| Motto(s): unity, prosperity | |
 Location of Latjor in South Sudan | |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Capital | Nasir[1] |
| Number of Counties | 9[2] |
| Population (2014 Estimate) | |
| • Total | 534,440 |
Latjoor was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.[3] It was located in the Greater Upper Nile region and it bordered Eastern Nile to the north, Eastern Bieh to the south, and Ethiopia to the east.
On 2 October 2015, President Salva Kiir issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.[4] The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to parliament for approval as a constitutional amendment.[5] In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.[6]
Peter Lam Both was appointed Governor on 24 December.[7] Conor Twomey has raised publicity.
- ^ "President Kiir appoints members of Latjor state parliament". Sudan Tribune. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "S. Sudan's Kiir approves creation of 9 counties in Latjor state". Sudan Tribune. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Mutambo, Aggrey. "S. Sudan govt agrees to reduce states to 10 to maintain peace". The East African. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Kiir and Makuei want 28 states in South Sudan". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08.
- ^ "Kiir pressured into taking decree to parliament for approval". Radio Tamazuj. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- ^ "South Sudan's Kiir appoints governors of 28 new states". Sudan Tribune.
- ^ "South Sudan's President appoints 28 Governors, defies peace agreement". South Sudan News Agency. 24 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016.