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- ↑ "SPLA is ready to fight over border if talks fail - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "Kiir sacks Lakes state governor - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "Kiir appoints ex-army official to head SPLM political school". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ↑ "Kiir appoints governors for eight states". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2020-07-01.