Eng. Nixon K. Kupia was a citizen of Central Equatoria State (CES) of Kuku ethnicity. His early education was in Uganda where he attended primary school, junior inL Loka, Nabumali high school in Uganda and completed in Rumbek high school. Before his returned to Sudan in early 1970s, he worked for bank in Uganda.
In 1976,
he completed Rumbek high school, and joined the Sudan Telecommunication
Institute in Khartoum (STIK) the same year. In 1978, he graduated with diploma
in telecommunication engineering and pursued further studies in the
Netherlands. His professional career started at Khartoum Airport and
transferred to Juba Airport.
His brother-
Towe Kupia was well known and very funny person and comedian who always
entertained people with his funny jokes. In Southern Sudan, Towe was cinematographer
with the ministry of information and culture with Joseph Ladu Gale and transferred
to Khartoum as motograph. In 1992, he left Juba, and worked as volunteer teacher
in Koji-Koji high school. He joined the SPLA in early the 1990s with his son, commissioned
with the rank of captain-the son died in the struggle.
Eng. Kupias’ elder brother is Nasano Mogga a Bookkeeper at Cotton factory in Khartoum, and he has one sister. Eng. Kupias was married, he had three children, two boys and one girl. Eng. Kupias’ wife died recently. Long live the spirit and legacy of Eng. Kupias and thanks for his services for Sudan and independent South Sudan.
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