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South Sudan's most famous peace-maker, Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban, has died at the age of 87. He had been unwell for some time.

The influential Roman Catholic bishop won international acclaim for his peace and reconciliation efforts; he was the first leader of what's now the South Sudan Council of Churches and founded an international community known as the Kuron peace village which aimed to counter tribalism.

In 2013 Bishop Taban won the United Nations Sergio Vieira de Mello Peace Prize for his work at Kuron. He was also sent to Rwanda to promote reconciliation in the aftermath of the genocide.

He devoted his life to the people of South Sudan, playing a prominent role in the country's long march to independence in 2011, and then spearheading numerous peace efforts in the years since then.

大象传媒 Newsday heard from someone who knew him well, Eduardo Hiiboro Kussala, the Bishop of Tombura-Yambio in South Sudan.

鈥淗e was a humble warrior for peace.鈥�

(Pic: Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban; Credit: Radio Tamazuj)

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