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500 South Sudanese pound the front is Dr. John Garang de Mabior
John Garang de Mabior (23 June 1945 – 30 July 2005) was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War, and following a peace agreement he briefly served as First Vice President of Sudan for 3 weeks until his death in a helicopter crash on 30 July 2005. A developmental economist by profession, Garang was a major influence on the movement that led to the foundation of South Sudan.
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500 South Sudanese pound the back is River Nile
The Nile (Arabic: النيل, romanized: an-Nīl, Arabic pronunciation: [an'niːl], Egyptian: iteru, meaning "river", Coptic: ⲫⲓⲁⲣⲱ) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is the longest river in Africa and the disputed longest river in the world, as the Brazilian government says that the Amazon River is longer than the Nile.