SPLA/M emblem

Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M) is a member of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the main opposition group in Sudan. Image File history File links Seal_of_SPLA-M.gif‎ taken from es. ... Image File history File links Seal_of_SPLA-M.gif‎ taken from es. ... The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a group of 13 political parties that formed in 1989 to oppose the new regime of Omar Hassan al-Bashir after he seized power in a military coup on June 6, 1989. ...

As a rebel group it was formed in 1983 by John Garang de Mabior, Salva Kiir Mayardit, William Nyuon Bany and Kerubino Kuanyin Bol. It has since fought against the governments of Gaafar Nimeiry, Sadiq al-Mahdi and President Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir in what is now called the Second Sudanese Civil War. Its was led by John Garang, a Dinka, until his death on 30 July 2005. The political wing of the SPLA is the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (Al-Harakat Ash-Shaabia Le Tahreer As-Sudan), today a political party. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Garang, August 2004 Dr. John Garang de Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was the vice president of Sudan and former leader of the rebel Sudan Peoples Liberation Army. ... Salva Kiir Mayardit is the president of autonomous Southern Sudan and the successor to the post of Vice President of Sudan, following the death of John Garang in a crash on 30 July 2005. ... Gaafar Muhammad an-Nimeiry (otherwise known as Jaafar Nimeiry, Gaafar Nimeiry or Gafar Muhammad an-Numayri; born 1 January 1930) (Arabic: جعفر محمد النميري) was the President of Sudan from 1971 to 1985. ... Sadiq al Mahdi became Prime Minister of Sudan in 1986, when he formed a coalition government comprised of the Umma party (which he led); the National Islamic Front (led by his brother-in-law, Hassan al-Turabi); the Democratic Unionist Party; and four small Southern parties. ... Field Marshal Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir (Arabic: عمر حسن احمد البشير ; born 1 January 1944) is President of Sudan. ... Combatants Sudanese Government (North Sudan) Sudan Peoples Liberation Army Commanders Gaafar Nimeiry Sadiq al-Mahdi Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir John Garang Casualties Not Released 1. ... John Garang, August 2004 Dr. John Garang de Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was the vice president of Sudan and former leader of the rebel Sudan Peoples Liberation Army. ... A group of Dinka tribsemen, courtesy National Geographic. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...

SPLA soldiers

The SPLA is largely southern-based, non-Arabic and non-Muslim, in contrast to the predominantly Muslim and Arab north. Its declared aim is to establish a democratic Sudan with it as the leading party in control of the southern areas. While the war in southern Sudan has been largely described in religious and ethnic terms, it is also a struggle for control of the oil resources located in the south and the west. Image File history File linksMetadata Sudan-people-liberation-army-spla-2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Sudan-people-liberation-army-spla-2. ... Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب) are a heterogeneous ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان, Bosnian: Musliman) is an adherent of Islam. ... Democracy is a form of government under which the power to alter the laws and structures of government lies, ultimately, with the citizenry. ... For other uses of the term, see Holy War. ... An ethnic war is a war between ethnic groups often as a result of ethnic nationalism. ... Natural olive oil Synthetic motor oil Oil, in a general sense, is a [[great thing it produces cheese ]] that is not miscible with water, and is in a liquid state at ambient temperatures. ...

In the early 1990s the SPLA divided into three factions: the SPLA-Torit faction led by founder John Garang; Carabino Kuany Bol's SPLA Bahr-al-Ghazal faction; and the SPLA-United led by Riek Machar and Lam Akol. These internal divisions hampered negotiations with the government. A subfaction of SPLA-United, the South Sudan Independence Movement/Army. and several smaller factions signed a separate peace agreement with Khartoum in April 1997 and formed the United Democratic Salvation Front (UDSF). This article is about the year. ... Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (PhD) (born 1952), a Dok Nuer, is the current vice-president of the autonomous Government of Southern Sudan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Map of Sudan with Khartoum Khartoum ( الخرطوم al-Ḫarṭūm Elephant Trunk) is the capital of Sudan and of Khartoum State. ...

The Sudanese government had accused Uganda and Eritrea of supporting the SPLA. The group is alleged to have operated on the Ugandan side of the Sudanese border with Uganda at the southern limit of Sudan.

In 2005, a treaty between the SPLA/M and the Sudanese government led to the formal recognition of Southern Sudanese autonomy. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Southern Sudan is a region of Sudan. ...

External links

• Official website of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army
• Federation of American Scientists page
• State Department archive on Sudan Project before January 2001
• Description of SPLA/M from pro-rebel bias.
• Garang's Death: Implications for Peace in Sudan by the International Crisis Group, August 9, 2005 (PDF)