Bol Gai Deng
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Bol Gai Deng | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1980 |
| Party | Kush Democratic Majority Party |
| Alma mater | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| Profession | Politician, author, human rights activist |
Bol Gai Deng is a South Sudanese human rights activist, author, and politician whose work and public profile have been covered by U.S. and international media and institutions. [1][2] He leads the Kush Democratic Majority Party and has announced campaigns for the presidency of South Sudan from the United States in recent election cycles. [3][4]
Bol Gai Deng was born into the Dinka tribe what is now South Sudan. He was kidnapped from his village at the age of seven, enslaved for four years, and eventually escaped to Egypt before resettling in the United States as a refugee.[5][6][7]
Education and activism
Deng studied at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where coverage notes a course of study in political science and homeland security and describes his subsequent human rights advocacy, including organizing rallies in Washington, D.C., and outreach among refugee and immigrant communities. [8][9][10]