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Lotara Charles John Omon (born Odong, March 19, 1993 - date) is a South Sudanese citizen who is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Honored Degree at Great Zimbabwe University in Zimbabwe.

Charles and his family were exiled when civil violence erupted in his country South Sudan in 1993. His life in the neighboring Uganda was a tongue-wagging story to tell. He was only 3 years old when his father passed away in 1996. Since then, his loving and caring mother Apio Grace, took proper care of his then only son. Abong Sarah, his younger sister existed by then but was still a toddler who didn't know a thing, that sounds tragically sad.

The Acholi people have been victims of attacks from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a rebel movement led by Dr Joseph Kony who ironically belongs to the same minority group. The family of the 24 year- old unsparingly suffered the brutal treatment by the ruthless Ugandan citizens.

In 2005, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed between the Sudan People's Liberation Move/Army (SPLM/A)under Dr John Garang De Mabior and the Sudan Armed Force of(SAF)Omar Hassan Al Bashir before a push for the 2011 Referendum. The resumption of peace in the then Sudan has seen repatration of a large influx of refugees from the camp back to Sudan. In 2011, Sudan as a whole went for a referendum in which the Southerners voted overwhelmingly to part ways with the Northern government. At 17 years of age, Charles took part in the voting process which made his Country retained independence and became the world's newest nation.

Before referendum, Charles joined Abara primary school where he sat for his Primary Living Certificate in 2009. In 2010, he started his secondary school at Abara Secondary School but due to financial constaints, the teachers were getting peanut, hence they vacated the school and went their separate ways,a development which shuttered Charles' secondary school first term dream. He then has to move to Owiny-ki-bul secondary school for his second and third terms, a torroid journey but the brilliantly born boy was able to cope up with other colleagues.

What more makes things terribly tough and complicated than cancerous corruption? Owiny-ki-bul secondary school suffered managerial challenges which led to its shutdown and the departure of a bunch of students. This time Charles has to be transfered to Magwi Secondary School where he finishes his form three and form four in 2012 and 2013 respectively, thanks to the support from a love mother and family members.

In 2014, redundancy and lack of things to do, forced Charles to move to South Sudan capital Juba, where he stayed with his uncle Okello Jackson Omon before joining Gudele School of Computer Studies (GSCS) from August - October 2014 to get a certificate in Microsoft basic applications like Words, Excell, PowerPoint, Publisher, Internet and Email, then Scanning and Printing.

In 2015, he was granted a scholarship to study in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa. He got admission at Great Zimbabwe University and he is currently doing a Bachelor of Arts Honored Degree in Media and Cultural Studies. His passion for the programme inspired him to create a blog called The New Day Online, where he publishes mostly feature and hard news stories. Earlier 2017, he created his Facebook page which attracted over 700 likes and followers.