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Who is the new South Sudan army chief?

May 11, 2020 History, News, Newsbeat, South Sudan

South Sudan’s newly appointed army chief General Juma Okot [left] speaking to the media during a press conference in the South Sudan capital Juba at an unknown date (Photo credit: unknown)

May 11, 2020 (SSNN) – South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir Mayardit on Monday replaced the country’s army chief, General Gabriel Jok Riak, with General Johnson Juma Okot who served – until Monday – as Jok’s deputy. So, who is General Johnson Okot? General Okot is a South Sudan army general who was born in the country’s Eastern Equatoria state in […]

The Three Godfathers of South Sudan

May 10, 2020 Analyses, History, South Sudan

Sir Both Diu Kuoth, former minister of Works, Sudan 1958(Photo credit: wikipedia)

By Muslim Gore, May 10, 2020(SSNN) — If someone were to ask the average South Sudanese in any city, region or country about the Founding Fathers of South Sudan, the answer they would receive would be almost identical to one another in every single case. Why is that? Because the history has been buried by the current SPLM Party in […]