Sudan People’s Liberation Army

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The Sudan People’s Liberation Army is a South Sudanese rebel movement-turned-national army that led the armed struggle against the Sudanese government and later became the core of South Sudan’s military forces.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group ⓘ
national army ⓘ
rebel movement ⓘ
abbreviation SPLA ⓘ
accusedOf human rights abuses ⓘ
recruitment of child soldiers ⓘ
agreementDate 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement ⓘ
associatedWith Sudan People’s Liberation Army – In Opposition ⓘ
became core of South Sudan’s national army ⓘ
branchOfService land forces ⓘ
conflict First Sudanese Civil War aftermath ⓘ
Second Sudanese Civil War ⓘ
Sudanese internal conflicts ⓘ
country South Sudan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Sudan ⓘ
demobilizationProcess post‑2005 integration and restructuring ⓘ
ethnicBase various Southern Sudanese ethnic groups ⓘ
foundedBy John Garang de Mabior ⓘ
linked to: John Garang
foundingYear 1983 ⓘ
goal greater autonomy for Southern Sudan ⓘ
independence of South Sudan ⓘ
headquartersLocation Southern Sudan (various locations during war) ⓘ
ideology Southern Sudanese nationalism ⓘ
self‑determination for South Sudan ⓘ
influencedBy regional liberation movements in Africa ⓘ
notableCommander Paul Malong Awan ⓘ
notableEvent armed struggle against the Sudanese government ⓘ
notableLeader James Wani Igga ⓘ
John Garang de Mabior ⓘ
linked to: John Garang

Riek Machar ⓘ
Salva Kiir Mayardit ⓘ
operationalPeriod 1983–2011 as a rebel movement ⓘ
opposedTo Government of Sudan ⓘ
Sudanese Armed Forces ⓘ
partOf Sudan People’s Liberation Movement ⓘ
primaryOpposingPartyInAgreement Government of Sudan in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement ⓘ
linked to: Government of Sudan
recognizedAs legitimate armed movement in peace negotiations ⓘ
region South Sudan ⓘ
Southern Sudan ⓘ
role military wing of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement ⓘ
signed Comprehensive Peace Agreement ⓘ
statusAfter2011 core component of South Sudan’s armed forces ⓘ
successor South Sudan People’s Defence Forces ⓘ
transformedInto South Sudanese national army structures ⓘ
usedLanguage Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
local South Sudanese languages ⓘ

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Second Sudanese Civil War → belligerent → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Second Sudanese Civil War → belligerent → Sudan People’s Liberation Movement ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Second Sudanese Civil War → involvedOrganization → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Second Sudanese Civil War → involvedOrganization → Sudan People’s Liberation Movement ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Second Sudanese Civil War → peaceProcessParticipant → Sudan People’s Liberation Movement ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Government of South Sudan → hasAgency → South Sudan People’s Defence Forces ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
South Sudanese Civil War → belligerent → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Anyanya → successor → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Anyanya Rebellion → successor → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Sudan People’s Liberation Army → successor → South Sudan People’s Defence Forces ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Comprehensive Peace Agreement → party → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
War in Sudan → involvesParty → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Salva Kiir Mayardit → wasLeaderOf → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
John Garang → servedIn → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
John Garang → founderOf → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
John Garang → commanderInChiefOf → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North → hasMilitaryWing → Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition → hasMilitaryWing → Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition → relatedTo → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
SPLM-IO → splitFrom → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
SPLA-IO → opposedTo → Sudan People's Liberation Army ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
SPLA-IO → name → Sudan People's Liberation Army-In Opposition ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Dinka vs Nuer → relatedTo → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Second Sudanese Civil War peace negotiations → mainParty → Sudan People’s Liberation Army ⓘ
Lord's Resistance Army insurgency → conflictParty → Sudan People's Liberation Army ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Lord's Resistance Army insurgency → opposedBy → Sudan People's Liberation Army ⓘ
linked to: Sudan People’s Liberation Army