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Dr. John Garang De Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) [1] was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M, Now known as South Sudan People's Defense Forces ) as a commander in chief during the Second Sudanese Civil War .
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John Garang (1945–2005), ... Sally Jacobsen, B.A., journalist and foreign correspondent, first woman to serve as international editor of the Associated Press [66]
Late Dr. John Garang and his wife Rebecca have six children who are active supporters of peace and stability in the new Republic of South Sudan. According to the Sudan Tribune, Nyandeng met with South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit on 22 December 2013 to discuss security in the wake of the 2013 South Sudanese political crisis. [11]
A Southern Sudanese supporter of Garang's "New Sudan" in 2008. New Sudan is a concept for restructuring the Sudanese state, which was proposed by the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement during the Second Sudanese Civil War. The original SPLA/M Manifesto outlined 'New Sudan' as a proposed united and secular Sudanese state. [1]
In 1983, when John Garang joined an army mutiny he had been sent to put down, Kiir and other Southern leaders defected to the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M) in the second civil war. Garang had advanced military knowledge and experience from both the United States and Sudan, and Kiir served as his deputy. [7]
The wedding happened amid quarreling between Machar, SPLA chairman John Garang and other SPLA leaders. Garang accused Emma of being a British spy and of using her influence over her husband to orchestrate a coup against him. McCune dismissed Garang’s accusations as ridiculous in an interview with The Sunday Times journalist Richard Ellis. [6]
International relations Salva Kiir, the new vice-president of Sudan, is opposed to independence for the country's south. (BBC) The Ugandan government shuts down a radio station for broadcasting a debate on the cause of death of former Sudanese vice-president John Garang. (BBC) Law and crime Omar Bakri Mohammed is banned from returning to the United Kingdom. (BBC) Former Israeli sergeant Taysir ...