General John Madeng Gatduel

Who is Gen. John M. Gatduel, the first S. Sudan army officer to die of COVID-19?

May 13, 2020 News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

May 13, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan senior army officer Gen. John Madeng Gatduel died on Wednesday after contracting the COVID-19, the sickness caused by the novel coronavirus, according to family members and close friends. Gen. Madeng, a highly respected and learned South Sudan People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) officer, contracted the virus last week after coming into contact with some […]

BREAKING: Another senior S. Sudan army general dies

May 13, 2020 Breaking News, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

May 13, 2020 (SSNN) – Another senior South Sudan army commander has died in the capital Juba on Wednesday, military officials said. Gen. John Madeng Gatduel’s death came hours after General Liah Diu Deng, a respected army commander in Unity state, died in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum. According to military sources in the capital, Gen. Madeng, passed away at 8pm […]