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State of South Sudan from 2015 to 2020
State in Bentiu, South Sudan
Northern Liech
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Location of Northern Liech in South Sudan
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Country
| South Sudan
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Capital
| Bentiu
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Number of Counties
| 4
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? Total
| 561,240
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Northern Liech
was a state in
South Sudan
that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020.
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It was located in the
Greater Upper Nile
region and it bordered
Ruweng
to the north,
Western Bieh
to the east,
Southern Liech
to the south,
Tonj
to the south, and
Gogrial
and
Twic
to the west.
History
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On 2 October 2015, President
Salva Kiir
issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states.
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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.
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In November the South Sudanese parliament empowered President Kiir to create new states.
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Joseph Monytuil
was appointed Governor on 24 December.
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Administrative divisions
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The state consisted of 4 counties:
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References
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