SPLM-IO

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SPLM-IO is a major South Sudanese opposition movement and armed group led by Riek Machar that emerged from the 2013 civil conflict and has played a central role in the country’s peace negotiations and power-sharing arrangements.

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SPLM-IO canonical 3
SPLM-IO 1
SPLM-IO military faction 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed opposition group
political movement
activeSince 2013
alsoKnownAs SPLM-in-Opposition
SPLM/A-in-Opposition
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
armedWing Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in-Opposition
conflict South Sudanese Civil War
conflictType rebel movement in civil war
country South Sudan
emergedFrom 2013 South Sudanese political crisis
ethnicBase primarily Nuer communities
goal political reforms in South Sudan
power-sharing in South Sudan
hasArmedRole insurgent force against government forces in South Sudan
hasKeyFigure Angelina Teny
Henry Odwar
Riek Machar
Taban Deng Gai
hasLeader Riek Machar
hasPoliticalRole partner in transitional governance of South Sudan
ideology South Sudanese opposition
involvedIn Juba fighting December 2013
South Sudan civil conflict 2013–2018
ceasefire agreements in South Sudan
leader Riek Machar
militaryWing SPLA-IO
negotiatedUnderAuspicesOf Intergovernmental Authority on Development
negotiatedWith Government of South Sudan
opposes Government of South Sudan
SPLM
participatedIn Transitional Government of National Unity of South Sudan
partOf South Sudanese peace process
politicalWing Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition
regionOfActivity Jonglei State
Unity State
Upper Nile region
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
represents opposition factions in South Sudan
roleIn peace negotiations in South Sudan
power-sharing arrangements in South Sudan
signed Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan
Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan
splitFrom Sudan People’s Liberation Army
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
status major South Sudanese opposition movement
usesAbbreviation SPLM/A-IO

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