Dr. John Garang de Mabior was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005,he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) during the Second Sudanese Civil War. He briefly served as First Vice President of Sudan for three weeks,from the comprehensive peace agreement of 2005 until his death in a helicopter crash on July 30,2005. A developmental economist by profession,Garang was a major influence on the movement that led to the foundation of South Sudan.
Salva Kiir Mayardit,also known as Salva Kiir,is a South Sudanese politician who has been the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence,he was the President of the Government of Southern Sudan,as well as First Vice President of Sudan,from 2005 to 2011. He was named Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in 2005,following the death of John Garang.
Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon is a South Sudanese politician who is serving as the First Vice President of South Sudan.
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as the political wing of the Sudan People's Liberation Army in 1983. On January 9,2005 the SPLA,the SPLM and the Government of Sudan signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement,ending the civil war. SPLM then obtained representation in the Government of Sudan,and was the main constituent of the Government of the then semi-autonomous Southern Sudan. When South Sudan became a sovereign state on 9 July 2011,SPLM became the ruling party of the new republic. SPLM branches in Sudan separated themselves from SPLM,forming the Sudan People's Liberation Movement–North. Further factionalism appeared as a result of the 2013–2014 South Sudanese Civil War,with President Salva Kiir leading the SPLM-Juba and former Vice President Riek Machar leading the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition.
Dr.Lam Akol Ajawin,is a South Sudanese politician of Shilluk descent. He is the current leader of National Democratic Movement (NDM) party. He is a former high-ranking official in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA),and subsequently became the Foreign Minister of Sudan from September 2005 to October 2007,when the Khartoum government offered the SPLA several other key ministries as part of a peace agreement.
The politics of South Sudan concern the system of government in the Republic of South Sudan,a country in East Africa,and the people,organizations,and events involved in it.
Rebecca Nyandeng De Mabior is a South Sudanese politician who serves as the fourth Vice President of South Sudan. She served as the Minister of Roads and Transport for the autonomous government of Southern Sudan,and as an advisor for the President of South Sudan on gender and human rights from 2007 to 2014. She is the widow ofJohn Garang,the late first Vice President of Sudan and the President of the Government of South Sudan,and the mother of Akuol de Mabior. She is from the Dinka tribe of Twic East County of South Sudan.
Lieutenant General Nhial Deng Nhial is a South Sudanese politician and a member of the ruling Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM). He was Minister of Foreign Affairs 2011 to 2013 and 2018 to 2019 after having served as the caretaker Minister of Defense since 10 July 2011. Prior to that he served as the pre-independence South Sudanese Minister of SPLA and Veteran Affairs,from 22 December 2008 until 9 July 2011.
The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF),formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA),is the army of the Republic of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement against the government of Sudan in 1983 and was a key participant of the Second Sudanese Civil War,led by John Garang. After Garang's death in 2005,Salva Kiir was named the SPLA's new Commander-in-Chief. As of 2010,the SPLA was divided into divisions of 10,000–14,000 soldiers.
Gabriel Gatwech Chan,more commonly known by the nickname Tang-Ginye or Tanginye meaning "long pipe",was a Nuer and a commander in various primarily Nuer rebel militias in South Sudan. General Tanginye led a southern border militia allied to the Khartoum government during Sudan's civil war. Members of the Sudanese armed forces loyal to Tanginye in Malakal clashed with the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in 2006,killing about 150 people,and in 2009 in breach of the peace deal. In April 2011,clashes between his militia and the SPLA in the state of Jonglei killed at least 57 according to government officials. Shortly thereafter,Tanginye surrendered to SPLA forces and was placed under house arrest in Juba awaiting charges against him. During the South Sudanese Civil War,he allied with the SPLA-IO and later Lam Akol's militia,a Juba linked rebel group called the National Democratic Movement (NDM) and became its chief of staff. In January 2017 he visited a NDM-allied group,the Tiger Faction New Forces,in the Hamra area in the northern Upper Nile. In course of this visit,the Tigers were attacked by SPLM-IO-affiliated fighters belonging to the militia of John Uliny,and Tanginye was killed alongside most of the Tigers.
The Cabinet of South Sudan is the Executive Branch of the Government of South Sudan. The Cabinet members are appointed by the President and report to the President.
Deng Alor Kuol is a South Sudanese politician. Currently the minister of East African Community Affairs in President Salva Kiir's government,he is a member of the Ngok Dinka ethnic group,and was born in Abyei region,an oil-producing border region between Northern and Southern Sudan. He’s also a brother to Achai Wiir,a South Sudanese renowned businesswomen.
Stephen Dhieu Dau Ayik is South Sudanese politician,banker by profession,and financial technocrat. He is a proven professional and held various cabinet positions in the Government of the Republic of South Sudan. He is a senior member of Sudan’s People Liberation Movement (SPLM) and had served in various cabinet positions. Stephen Dhieu Dau was the Minister of Finance and Planning until March 2018 in the RSS. He served as Minister of Petroleum and Mining and Minister of Commerce and Industry. Stephen Dhieu Dau is from Melut County,Upper Nile State,and belongs to the Nyiel section of the Padang Dinka ethnic group. In October 2022,President Salva Kiir appointed Stephen Dhieu Dau as the chairperson of the Board of Directors of the National Revenue Authority. In December 2022,He was appointed as a member of the SPLM Political Bureau.
Taban Deng Gai is a South Sudanese politician who has been one of the Vice Presidents of South Sudan in the unity government since February 2020. He served as the First Vice President of South Sudan from 23 July 2016 to February 2020. He was mining minister before being appointed as acting first vice president.
Kerubino Kuanyin Bol was a Sudanese rebel leader who was one of the founders of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and one of the leaders of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) during the Second Sudanese Civil War and was said to have fired the first shot in the conflict.
The South Sudanese Civil War was a multi-sided civil war in South Sudan between forces of the government and opposition forces. In December 2013,President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar and 10 others of attempting a coup d'état. Machar denied trying to start a coup and fled to lead the SPLM –in opposition (SPLM-IO). Fighting broke out between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and SPLM-IO,igniting the civil war. Ugandan troops were deployed to fight alongside the South Sudanese government. The United Nations has peacekeepers in the country as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Dr. Cirino Hiteng Ofuho is a South Sudanese politician and former civil servant.
The South Sudan United Front/Army (SS-UF/A),often just called South Sudan United Front (SS-UF),is a South Sudanese rebel group which has taken part in the South Sudanese Civil War.
The South Sudan Opposition Alliance is a coalition of political parties and armed groups in South Sudan that opposed the government of President Salva Kiir. It was formed in February 2018 in Addis Ababa,Ethiopia,by nine groups. In September the alliance acceded to a revised peace deal with the government that also included the main rebel faction,the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition,but some of the member groups disagreed with the decision and split from the alliance. The pro-deal SSOA has experienced continued tension between its members,as well as with the government.
Mabior Garang de-Mabior is a South Sudanese politician and activist and the eldest son of John Garang,the founder of the ruling party,the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.
