What is Anthony Madut?
'''Anthony Bol Madut''' (1 January 1941 &ndash; 25 August 2019) was a [[South Sudan]]ese 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Tonj governor Anthony Bol dies aged 78|url=https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/ex-tonj-governor-anthony-bol-dies-aged-78|access-date=2022-03-01|website=Radio Tamazuj|language=en|archive-date=2022-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301200456/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/news/article/ex-tonj-governor-anthony-bol-dies-aged-78|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-25|title=Breaking: Former Warrap State And Toni State Governor, Let. Gen. Anthony Bol Madut Dies Of Kidney Failure|url=https://cityscrollz.com/1842|access-date=2022-03-01|website=City Scrollz|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301200455/https://cityscrollz.com/1842|url-status=dead}}</ref> He rose to the rank of general, before being appointed Tonji State governor by President [[Salva Kiir Mayardit|Salva Kiir]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wël|first=PaanLuel|date=2019-08-28|title=Eulogy and Tributes to the Late Lt. Gen. Anthony Bol Madut Bol|url=https://paanluelwel.com/2019/08/28/eulogy-and-tributes-to-the-late-lt-gen-anthony-bol-madut-bol/|access-date=2022-03-01|website=PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd - South Sudan|language=en-US}}</ref> He was fired from the