Peter Gadet
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Peter Yak Gadet is a former Sudan People's Liberation Army
(SPLA) general who is now the leader of the South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA), the largest rebel movement in South Sudan
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General Gadet was a member of the South Sudan Defence Forces
(SSDF) during the Second Sudanese Civil War
.
He joined the SPLA after the Juba Declaration of 8 January 2006
, but said that he was marginalized and that the army was dominated by tribal nepotism. In April 2011 Gadet emerged as leader of the South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA), a new militia demanding a more broadly-based government.
In Unity State, he began an assault on the SPLA, leaving at least 45 people dead. According to the military, 20 of the victims were southern army soldiers.
SSLA's spokeperson has said that the movement has declared a ceasefire with the government. His wife is the daughter of Gatluak Gai
, a rebel general.
Sudan People's Liberation Army
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as a rebel political movement with a military wing known as the Sudan People's Liberation Army estimated at 180,000 soldiers. The SPLM fought in the Second Sudanese Civil War against the Sudanese...
(SPLA) general who is now the leader of the South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA), the largest rebel movement in South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
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General Gadet was a member of the South Sudan Defence Forces
South Sudan Defence Forces
The South Sudan Defence Forces was a militia in South Sudan during the Second Sudanese Civil War in uneasy alliance with the Government of Sudan....
(SSDF) during the Second Sudanese Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....
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He joined the SPLA after the Juba Declaration of 8 January 2006
Juba Declaration of 8 January 2006
The Juba Declaration of 8 January 2006, formally the Juba Declaration on Unity and Integration between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army And the South Sudan Defence Forces January 8, 2006, laid out the basis for unifying rival military forces in South Sudan following the end of the Second...
, but said that he was marginalized and that the army was dominated by tribal nepotism. In April 2011 Gadet emerged as leader of the South Sudan Liberation Army (SSLA), a new militia demanding a more broadly-based government.
In Unity State, he began an assault on the SPLA, leaving at least 45 people dead. According to the military, 20 of the victims were southern army soldiers.
SSLA's spokeperson has said that the movement has declared a ceasefire with the government. His wife is the daughter of Gatluak Gai
Gatluak Gai
Gatluak Gai was a member of the Sudan People's Liberation Army who rebelled and formed a separate militia after the April 2010 elections in South Sudan...
, a rebel general.