the past been instructed in English. From 1994 to 1998, Samuel Aru Bol spent time in Nairobi, Kenya with John Garang, leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army. However, in a 1998 interview he cast doubts on Garang's sincerity in seeking peace. In 1996 Samuel Aru Bol agreed to sign the Preliminary Peace Charter, and on 21 April 1997 he signed the Khartoum Agreement as representative of the USAP, assuming an authority that may not have been justified. Aru died of diabetes related complications in Khartoum on 18 November 2000. References Second Sudanese Civil War 1929 births 2000 deaths Sudanese politicians People from Lakes (state)