Sudan People's Liberation Army
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Chief of General Staff | Gabriel Jok Riak |
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Founded | May 1983 |
Headquarters location | Juba, South Sudan |
Active personnel | 210,000, with paramilitary forces of an estimated 19,100 |
Reserve personnel | 76,000 |
Founders | John Garang |
Salva Kiir Mayardit | |
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ID | 2257430 |
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.