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issued a decree establishing 28 states in place of the 10 constitutionally established states. The decree established the new states largely along ethnic lines. A number of opposition parties and civil society groups challenged the constitutionality of the decree. Kiir later resolved to take it to
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Gok State is currently consisted of nine counties. These counties are
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region, and is one of the smallest states. Gok State borders
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350:"Gok State"
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704:Categories
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308:31 October
252:References
190:Tonj State
167:Salva Kiir
116:Population
101:Government
609:Yei River
561:Equatoria
281:14 August
228:, Citcok
208:, Abiriu
180:Geography
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212:, Duony
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232:, Ngap
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157:History
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85:Capital
75:Country
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