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- ↑ "Top S. Sudan army commander escapes assassination attempt: sources - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "S. Sudan's Kiir sacks four governors after creating new states - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Kiir reinstates ex-governor Chol Thon into military". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Central Upper Nile governor blocked from entering Malakal PoC". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Ex-Western Lakes governor removed for failure: Kiir's office". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Kiir sacks four governors in partial governors' reshuffle". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- ↑ "Appointment of the Governor and Deputy Governor for Upper Nile" (PDF). 9 February 2021.