Yohannes Yual
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Yohannes Yual Both was a leader of the South Sudan Defense Forces whose mobile forces gave the Sudan People's Liberation Army
considerable difficulty during the Second Sudanese Civil War
(1983–2005).
In August 1991 Riek Machar
, Lam Akol
and Gordon Kong announced that John Garang had been ejected from the SPLM.
The breakaway faction, based in Nasir until 1995 and then in Waat and Ayod, was called the SPLM/A-Nasir faction from 1991 to 1993.
The Bul Nuer Anyanya 2 militia at Mayom
under Paulino Matip and the Lou Nuer Anyanya 2 militia at Doleib Hill under Yohannes Yual declared for Riek.
Later these forces become part of the government-sponsored SSDF militia.
The civil war ended in January 2005.
Yohannes Yual accepted the Juba Declaration of 8 January 2006
, joining the army along with other soldiers under the command of Paulino Matiep.
His men are primarily Lou Nuer, now in the 8th Division's command in Jonglei
state.
He is a Major General and has been deputy commander of the 4th Division in Duar
, Upper Nile
State.
A group called the The South Sudan United Democratic Alliance alleged that on 12 April 2006, Lou Nuer (Janai/Gatliek section) SPLA forces under Johannes Yoal Bath launched a revenge attack on Ulang and killed more than 30 people, including both civilians and soldiers.
The attack was said to be in retaliation for cattle raids in Nyayin, on the East Bank of the Sobat River
, made by combined forces of the SPLA and Jikany Nuer
under Commander George Athor Deng.
Johannes Yoal Bath had been involved in an attack on Nasir in May 1994.
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...
considerable difficulty 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....
(1983–2005).
In August 1991 Riek Machar
Riek Machar
Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon , is the first vice-president of the independent Republic of South Sudan.Riek Machar obtained a PhD in mechanical engineering in 1984 and then joined the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army during the Second Sudanese Civil War...
, Lam Akol
Lam Akol
Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin is a South Sudanese politician of Kenyan descent. He is the current leader of SPLM for Democratic Change , which he founded 6 June 2009...
and Gordon Kong announced that John Garang had been ejected from the SPLM.
The breakaway faction, based in Nasir until 1995 and then in Waat and Ayod, was called the SPLM/A-Nasir faction from 1991 to 1993.
The Bul Nuer Anyanya 2 militia at Mayom
Mayom, South Sudan
Mayom is a community in Unity State of South Sudan to the west of Bentiu. It is the headquarters of Mayom County.-Location:Mayom was a major cattle trading center in Western Upper Nile , in Bul Nuer territory....
under Paulino Matip and the Lou Nuer Anyanya 2 militia at Doleib Hill under Yohannes Yual declared for Riek.
Later these forces become part of the government-sponsored SSDF militia.
The civil war ended in January 2005.
Yohannes Yual accepted 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...
, joining the army along with other soldiers under the command of Paulino Matiep.
His men are primarily Lou Nuer, now in the 8th Division's command in Jonglei
Jonglei
Jonglei is one of the 10 states of South Sudan. Jonglei is the largest state in the Republic of South Sudan, with approximately 122,479 km2, as well as the most populous according to the controversial 2008 census conducted during present-day South Sudan's second period of autonomy. Bor is the...
state.
He is a Major General and has been deputy commander of the 4th Division in Duar
Duar
Duar is a large village in Koch County, Unity State, South Sudan. It is on the main oil road leading south from Bentiu, and is close to the Thar Jath Central Processing Facility in the Block 5A oil concession.The village is in a Jagei Nuer region....
, Upper Nile
Upper Nile
Upper Nile is one of the 10 states of South Sudan. The current governor of Upper Nile, and its first governor in the independence era of South Sudan, is Simon Kun Puoch. The White Nile flows through the state, giving it its name. The state also shares a similar name with the region of Greater Upper...
State.
A group called the The South Sudan United Democratic Alliance alleged that on 12 April 2006, Lou Nuer (Janai/Gatliek section) SPLA forces under Johannes Yoal Bath launched a revenge attack on Ulang and killed more than 30 people, including both civilians and soldiers.
The attack was said to be in retaliation for cattle raids in Nyayin, on the East Bank of the Sobat River
Sobat River
The Sobat River is a river in South Sudan, Africa. The most southerly of the great eastern tributaries of the Nile, the Sobat enters the White Nile at Doleib Hill, near the city of Malakal in the Upper Nile state of South Sudan...
, made by combined forces of the SPLA and Jikany Nuer
Jikany Nuer
The Jikany Nuer are a section of the Nuer people who mainly live in the eastern part of Upper Nile state in South Sudan, particularly around Nasir in Nasir County.-Civil war:...
under Commander George Athor Deng.
Johannes Yoal Bath had been involved in an attack on Nasir in May 1994.