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:''SPLA redirects here; for information on the '''Sahrawi Popular Army of Liberation''', see [[Polisario Front]].'' |
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{{Distinguish2|[[Sudan Liberation Movement]] in Darfur}} |
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[[Image:Seal of SPLA-M.gif|right|thumb|249px|SPLA/M emblem]] |
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'''Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement''' (SPLA/M) is a member of the [[National Democratic Alliance (Sudan)|National Democratic Alliance (NDA)]], the main opposition group in [[Sudan]]. |
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As a rebel group it was formed in [[1983]] by [[John Garang|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]]. |
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[[Image:Sudan-people-liberation-army-spla-2.jpg|right|thumb|249px|SPLA soldiers]] |
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The SPLA is largely [[Southern Sudan|southern]]-based, non-[[Arab|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 war|religious]] and [[ethnic war|ethnic]] terms, it is also a struggle for control of the [[oil]] resources located in the south and the west. |
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In the early [[1990]]s 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). |
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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. |
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In [[2005]], a treaty between the SPLA/M and the Sudanese government led to the formal recognition of [[Southern Sudan]]ese autonomy. |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.splmtoday.com/ Official website] of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army |
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* [http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/spla.htm Federation of American Scientists] page |
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* [http://www.state.gov/www/issues/relief/sudanproject.html State Department archive] on Sudan Project before January 2001 |
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* [http://www.sudanupdate.org/WHOSWHO/SPLAM.HTM Description of SPLA/M] from pro-rebel bias. |
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*[http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/africa/horn_of_africa/b030_garang_s_death_implications_for_peace_in_sudan.pdf Garang's Death: Implications for Peace in Sudan] by the [[International Crisis Group]], August 9, 2005 (PDF) |
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[[Category:1983 establishments]] |
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[[Category:Political parties in Sudan]] |
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[[Category:Politics of Sudan]] |
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[[Category:Rebellions in Africa]] |
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[[Category:Rebel militia groups]] |
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[[Category:Rebel groups in Uganda]] |
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[[cs:Súdánská lidově osvobozenecká armáda]] |
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[[de:Sudanesische Volksbefreiungsarmee]] |
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[[fr:Armée populaire de libération du Soudan]] |
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[[nl:SPLM]] |
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[[ja:スーダン人民解放軍]] |
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[[sv:Sudanesiska folkets befrielsearmé]] |
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Revision as of 23:07, 6 December 2006
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