South Sudan Democratic Movement
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This article is about the anti-SPLA group. For the military of South Sudan, see Armed forces of South Sudan.
"South Sudan Defence Army" redirects here. For the militia active during the Second Sudanese Civil War, see South Sudan Defence Forces (militia).
The South Sudan Democratic Movement (SSDM), sometimes called the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A), was a South Sudanese militant group. Along with its armed wing, the South Sudan Defence Army (SSDA), rebelled against the government of South Sudan led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.[1]
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South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army | |
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Leaders | George Athor John Uliny David Yau Yau Gordon Koang |
Group(s) | Murle |
Active regions | Jonglei & Upper Nile |
Ideology | Big tent anti-SPLA |
Opponents | Government of South Sudan |
Battles and wars | George Athor's rebellion |
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