Kiir replaces General Jok Riak as army chief

General Gabriel Jok Riak Makol taking oath of office at the state house on May 4th, 2018(Photo credit: file)

May 11, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) has relieved General Gabriel Jok Riak as the country’s army chief. In an order read out on the state-owned South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation (SSBC), Kiir appointed General Johnson Juma Okot as the new army chief effective […]

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