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			{{Short description\|South Sudanese politician (1948–2011)}}
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	\|~~honorific-prefix~~ = [[Excellency\|His Excellency]]		\|honorific_prefix = [[Excellency\|His Excellency]]
	\|name = Jimmy Lemi Milla		\|name = Jimmy Lemi Milla
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	\|office = Minister for Co-operatives and Rural Development		\|office = Minister for Co-operatives and Rural Development
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	\|term_start = 2010		\|term_start = 2010
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	\|birth_place = [[Central Equatoria]]		\|birth_place = [[Central Equatoria]]
	\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|2011\|2\|9\|1948\|8\|8}}		\|death_date = {{Death date and age\|2011\|2\|9\|1948\|8\|8}}
	\|death_place = [[Juba (Southern Sudan)\|Juba]], [[Southern Sudan]]		\|death_place = [[Juba (Southern Sudan)\|Juba]], [[South Sudan\|Southern Sudan]]
	\|party = [[National Congress (Sudan)\|National Congress Party]],<br /> then [[Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement\|Sudan People's Liberation Movement]]		\|party = [[National Congress (Sudan)\|National Congress Party]],<br /> then [[Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement\|Sudan People's Liberation Movement]]
	\|alma_mater = [[Makerere University]]		\|alma_mater = [[Makerere University]]
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	'''Jimmy Lemi Milla''' (August 8, 1948<ref name=govweb>[http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/ministries/Rural-Development-and-Cooperatives.html Biography] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101081956/http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/ministries/Rural-Development-and-Cooperatives.html \|date=2010-11-01 }} on the website of the government of Southern Sudan</ref> – February 9, 2011)<ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12403620 "Southern Sudan minister Jimmy Lemi Milla shot dead"], [[BBC]], 9 February 2011.</ref> was a [[Sudan]]ese politician, and ~~Cabinet~~ member in [[Southern Sudan]]. He was a [[Pojulu people\|Pojulu]].<ref>[http://sudancatholicradio.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3191:late-minister-lemi-to-be-laid-to-rest-at-home-town&catid=2:south-sudan&Itemid=84 "Late Minister Lemi to be Laid to Rest at Home Town"], Sudan Catholic Radio Network, February 10, 2011</ref><ref name=afp>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jNiJ6Ob4O3QyO-bvawBwSVqabSpA?docId=CNG.d39e7bf47904a1f7d313ba0831998b5a.141 "South Sudan minister shot dead in Juba: SPLA"], [[Agence France-Presse]], 9 February 2011.</ref>		'''Jimmy Lemi Milla''' (August 8, 1948<ref name=govweb>[http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/ministries/Rural-Development-and-Cooperatives.html Biography] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101081956/http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/ministries/Rural-Development-and-Cooperatives.html \|date=2010-11-01 }} on the website of the government of Southern Sudan</ref> – February 9, 2011)<ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12403620 "Southern Sudan minister Jimmy Lemi Milla shot dead"], [[BBC]], 9 February 2011.</ref> was a [[Sudan]]ese politician, and cabinet member in [[South Sudan\|Southern Sudan]]. He was a [[Pojulu people\|Pojulu]].<ref>[http://sudancatholicradio.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3191:late-minister-lemi-to-be-laid-to-rest-at-home-town&catid=2:south-sudan&Itemid=84 "Late Minister Lemi to be Laid to Rest at Home Town"], Sudan Catholic Radio Network, February 10, 2011</ref><ref name=afp>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110212170621/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jNiJ6Ob4O3QyO-bvawBwSVqabSpA?docId=CNG.d39e7bf47904a1f7d313ba0831998b5a.141 "South Sudan minister shot dead in Juba: SPLA"], [[Agence France-Presse]], 9 February 2011.</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	In his career in national government in Sudan, he served as chairman of the States Commission in the [[National Assembly of Sudan\|National Assembly]] in [[Khartoum]], and Deputy Secretary General of Government.<ref name=govweb/>		In his career in national government in Sudan, he served as chairman of the States Commission in the [[National Assembly of Sudan\|National Assembly]] in [[Khartoum]], and Deputy Secretary General of Government.<ref name=govweb/>

	He was initially a member of the [[National Congress (Sudan)\|National Congress Party]], Sudan's ruling [[conservatism\|conservative]] party, but joined the [[Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement\|Sudan People's Liberation Movement]], the dominant party in [[Southern Sudan]], following the latter's [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] with the Sudanese government in 2005.<ref name=afp/>		He was initially a member of the [[National Congress (Sudan)\|National Congress Party]], Sudan's ruling [[conservatism\|conservative]] party, but joined the [[Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement\|Sudan People's Liberation Movement]], the dominant party in [[South Sudan\|Southern Sudan]], following the latter's [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] with the Sudanese government in 2005.<ref name=afp/>

	In 2010, he was appointed Minister for Co-operatives and Rural Development in the [[Politics of Southern Sudan\|government of autonomous Southern Sudan]], replacing [[~~Anne~~ Itto]], who had been promoted Minister for Agriculture.<ref name=afp/> He also represented the constituency of Lainy in the [[Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly\|Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan]].<ref>[http://www.goss.org.za/docs/SSLA.pdf Members of the Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan]{{dead link\|date=November 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Milla was still holding that position in government when, on 7 February 2011, the result of the [[2011 Southern Sudanese independence referendum\|Southern Sudanese independence referendum]] was announced, indicating that Southern Sudan would become an independent State.		In 2010, he was appointed Minister for Co-operatives and Rural Development in the [[Politics of Southern Sudan\|government of autonomous Southern Sudan]], replacing [[Ann Itto Leonardo]], who had been promoted Minister for Agriculture.<ref name=afp/> He also represented the constituency of Lainy in the [[Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly\|Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan]].<ref>[http://www.goss.org.za/docs/SSLA.pdf Members of the Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan]{{dead link\|date=November 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Milla was still holding that position in government when, on 7 February 2011, the result of the [[2011 Southern Sudanese independence referendum\|Southern Sudanese independence referendum]] was announced, indicating that Southern Sudan would become an independent State.

	==Murder==		==Murder==
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'''Jimmy Lemi Milla''' (August 8, 1948<ref name=govweb>[http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/ministries/Rural-Development-and-Cooperatives.html Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101081956/http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/ministries/Rural-Development-and-Cooperatives.html |date=2010-11-01 }} on the website of the government of Southern Sudan</ref> – February 9, 2011)<ref name=BBC>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12403620 "Southern Sudan minister Jimmy Lemi Milla shot dead"], [[BBC]], 9 February 2011.</ref> was a [[Sudan]]ese politician, and Cabinet member in [[Southern Sudan]]. He was a [[Pojulu people|Pojulu]].<ref>[http://sudancatholicradio.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3191:late-minister-lemi-to-be-laid-to-rest-at-home-town&catid=2:south-sudan&Itemid=84 "Late Minister Lemi to be Laid to Rest at Home Town"], Sudan Catholic Radio Network, February 10, 2011</ref><ref name=afp>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jNiJ6Ob4O3QyO-bvawBwSVqabSpA?docId=CNG.d39e7bf47904a1f7d313ba0831998b5a.141 "South Sudan minister shot dead in Juba: SPLA"], [[Agence France-Presse]], 9 February 2011.</ref>

==Career==
Milla studied at [[Makerere University]] in [[Uganda]], obtaining a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in 1973. He subsequently studied in [[Addis Ababa]], [[Ethiopia]], for a Diploma in Aviation, which he obtained in 1976. In 1980, he obtained a Certificate in Mass Communication from the [[Khartoum School of Mass Communication]].<ref name=govweb/>

He began his political career in his home [[States of Sudan|state]] of Central Equatoria, serving at different times as Minister for Education and deputy Governor of the state government, as well as chairman of the State Human Rights Commission. He has also been Assistant Commissioner for Culture and Information in [[Eastern Equatoria]], and Director of Information and Press Secretary to the President of the High Executive Council of Southern Sudan.<ref name=govweb/>

In his career in national government in Sudan, he served as chairman of the States Commission in the [[National Assembly of Sudan|National Assembly]] in [[Khartoum]], and Deputy Secretary General of Government.<ref name=govweb/>

He was initially a member of the [[National Congress (Sudan)|National Congress Party]], Sudan's ruling [[conservatism|conservative]] party, but joined the [[Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement|Sudan People's Liberation Movement]], the dominant party in [[Southern Sudan]], following the latter's [[Comprehensive Peace Agreement]] with the Sudanese government in 2005.<ref name=afp/>

In 2010, he was appointed Minister for Co-operatives and Rural Development in the [[Politics of Southern Sudan|government of autonomous Southern Sudan]], replacing [[Anne Itto]], who had been promoted Minister for Agriculture.<ref name=afp/> He also represented the constituency of Lainy in the [[Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan]].<ref>[http://www.goss.org.za/docs/SSLA.pdf Members of the Legislative Assembly of Southern Sudan]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Milla was still holding that position in government when, on 7 February 2011, the result of the [[2011 Southern Sudanese independence referendum|Southern Sudanese independence referendum]] was announced, indicating that Southern Sudan would become an independent State.

==Murder==
Two days after announcing the Southern Sudanese independence referendum, Milla and his bodyguard were shot dead inside his ministry building, reportedly by Milla's driver. The reason for the murder was said to be "personal rather than political".<ref name=BBC/><ref name=afp/>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101101081956/http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/ministries/Rural-Development-and-Cooperatives.html Jimmy Lemi Milla Biography on the Southern Sudan government website]

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