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Biography
Anthony Bol Madut (1 January 1941 – 25 August 2019) was a South Sudanese politician who was the governor of Warrap State and later Tonj State. Madut joined Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) (since renamed Sudan People’s movement, SPLM) in 1983.
Career
Madut was a founding member of SPLA and was noted for leading a large number of fighters during the formation of the SPLM/SPLA in 1983. He led the recruits from Bahr el-Ghazal region to the Bilpam and Tonga training camps. He became the Commander of Boma battalion along with Ngachigak Nyachilluk and led assault on the position of the Sudanese army.
After the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the independence of South Sudan, General Madut became the governor of the former Warrap State and later Tonj State.
He rose to the rank of general, before being appointed Tonji State governor by President Salva Kiir. He was fired from the position in January 2019, and replaced with Mathew Mathiang Magordit. Madut was Security Adviser to National Minister of Interior before he was appointed governor.
He died in 2019.