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Kuol is also from [[Dinka]] [[Bor, South Sudan|Bor]] of SouthernSouth Sudan. He was born in 1945 in [[Mathiang, South Sudan| Mathiang]] village, located about 25 kilometers northeast of [[Bor, South Sudan|Bor]] town, capital of Jonglei state. He comes from PathoyethPathuyith clan, a well-known warrior section in Dinka Bor from Agok lineage. He pursued elementary and intermediate education in Malakal before going to Khartoum Vocational Training Centre, where he was awarded a diploma in engineering, earning him employment in Wed Madeni, Gezira state, in central Sudan, as a vocational inspector at the center. He later went to East Germany for studies at one of the technical institutes in Magdeburg for two years, 1975–771978–77, where he earned another diploma in engineering. Juuk was appointed instructor at a vocational training centre in Wau in 1977 following his return from East Germany. He later moved to Juba in 1978 where he worked as deputy manager at the Multipurpose Training Centre (MTC) until December 1983 when he decided to rebel against the Sudanese government and joined the Sudan People’sPeople's Liberation Movement (SPLM).<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/who%E2%80%99s-who-splm-juba-faction-kuol-manyang-juuk|title = Who’s who of the SPLM-Juba faction: Kuol Manyang Juuk|last = |first = |date = 2014-08-22|work = Radio Tamazuj|access-date = 2015-10-16|viaarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141010233447/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/who%E2%80%99s-who-splm-juba-faction-kuol-manyang-juuk|archive-date = 2014-10-10|url-status = dead}}</ref>

Kuol Manyang continued to serve as Jonglei governor until he was appointed in 2013 as minister of defense. Besides holding this position, he remains the head of the SPLM branch office in Jonglei and continues to hold membership in the SPLM Political Bureau.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/who%E2%80%99s-who-splm-juba-faction-kuol-manyang-juuk|title = Who’s who of the SPLM-Juba faction: Kuol Manyang Juuk|last = |first = |date = 2014-08-22|work = Radio Tamazuj|access-date = 2015-10-16|viaarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141010233447/https://radiotamazuj.org/en/article/who%E2%80%99s-who-splm-juba-faction-kuol-manyang-juuk|archive-date = 2014-10-10|url-status = dead}}</ref> He was sanctioned by the [[United States]] on December 16, 2019, for allegedly fomenting conflict in [[South Sudan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/puts-south-sudan-ministers-sanctions-list-191216165451287.html|title=US puts two South Sudan ministers on sanctions list|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2019-12-16}}</ref>

Commander Kuol Manyang was one of the Highhigh-ranking SPLA commanders. He served as the zonal commander in Bor from 1985 to 1988. Before he joined the SPLA He was a lecturer in Juba. He was educated in Europe. The line of succession was already determined by each individual's seniority in the [[SPLM/SPLA Political-Military High Command]]. Below is the list according to their seniority:<ref>[http://www.gurtong.org/GarangTribute/Biographyof_LateDr.JohnGarangde-Mabior.asp Biography of the Late Dr. John Garang de-Mabior] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928095054/http://www.gurtong.org/GarangTribute/Biographyof_LateDr.JohnGarangde-Mabior.asp |date=2007-09-28 }}, Gurtong Peace Project website</ref>

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