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Sudan People's Liberation Army

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Chief of General StaffGabriel Jok Riak
FoundedMay 1983
Headquarters locationJuba, South Sudan
Active personnel210,000, with paramilitary forces of an estimated 19,100
Reserve personnel76,000
Founders John Garang
Salva Kiir Mayardit
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Sudan People's Liberation Army


The Sudan People's Liberation Army is the army of the Republic of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement against the government of Sudan in 1983 and was a key participant of the Second Sudanese Civil War. Throughout the war, it was led by John Garang.

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