Marial Bai
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Marial Bai is a village in Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan.
Marial Bai lies between the Magadhik River and Chel or Kuru River, which converge to form the Lol River.{{citation |url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/ss_0029_wbeg_state_a4_12122016.pdf |accessdate=2020-12-17
|title=Western Bahr el Ghazal State Map (as of Dec 2016) |work=ReliefWeb |publisher=OCHA |ref={{harvid|Western Bahr el Ghazal ... OCHA}} }}
It is the real-life hometown of Valentino Achak Deng, the protagonist of the Dave Eggers book, What is the What.
Dave Eggers, 2006, What is the What, (New York, Vintage Books).
Devastated during Sudan's second civil war, Marial Bai now benefits from the efforts of the {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070910201418/http://www.valentinoachakdeng.org/ Valentino Achak Deng Foundation]}}, which has constructed a new Marial Bai Secondary School.{{cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/one-of-sudans-lost-boys-visits-university-of-tampa-shares-harrowing-story/1049211 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107110844/http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/one-of-sudans-lost-boys-visits-university-of-tampa-shares-harrowing-story/1049211 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2009 |title=One of Sudan's Lost Boys visits University of Tampa, shares harrowing story |author=Alexandra Zayas |work=St. Petersburg Times |date=4 November 2009 |accessdate=5 December 2009}}
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070910201418/http://www.valentinoachakdeng.org/ The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation]}}
Category:Populated places in Northern Bahr el Ghazal
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