OnePress
The Transitional Sovereignty Council mourned with great sadness Major General Joseph Lago, former First Vice President of the Republic under the late President Field Marshal Jaafar Mohammed Nimeiri, who passed away on Wednesday in Juba, at the age of 90.
The Council said in a statement that the departure of Lago represents the loss of a national leader who left his mark in the political and military history of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan, praising his historic role in establishing the foundations of peace and stability, and his national positions that formed milestones in the history of the country.
The Sovereign Council expressed its sadness at the departure of Lago, offering condolences to the Sudanese people and the people of the State of South Sudan, on the death of one of the personalities whose name was associated with important stages of the history of the two countries.