Riek Machar

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Riek Machar is a South Sudanese politician and rebel leader who has served as a key opposition figure and former vice president in the country’s turbulent post-independence politics.

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Riek Machar canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
rebel leader
academicDegree PhD in mechanical engineering
accusedOf human rights abuses during South Sudan conflict
ally Lam Akol NERFINISHED
conflict Second Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED
South Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship South Sudan NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1953-11-21
educatedAt University of Bradford NERFINISHED
University of Khartoum NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Nuer NERFINISHED
factionFounded SPLM/A-Nasir faction NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy mechanical engineering
languageSpoken Arabic NERFINISHED
English
Nuer NERFINISHED
memberOfPoliticalParty Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) NERFINISHED
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO) NERFINISHED
movement Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition NERFINISHED
name Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon NERFINISHED
notableFor leadership in the South Sudanese Civil War
opposition to President Salva Kiir Mayardit
role in the Second Sudanese Civil War
officeEndTime 2013-07-23
2016-07
officeStartTime 2011-07-09
2016-04
2020-02-22
opponent Salva Kiir Mayardit NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Leer NERFINISHED
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of SPLM-IO
First Vice President of South Sudan
Vice President of South Sudan
religion Christianity
residence Juba NERFINISHED
roleInPeaceProcess key opposition signatory to South Sudan peace agreements
signed 2015 Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan NERFINISHED
2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan NERFINISHED
spouse Angelina Teny NERFINISHED
yearFactionFounded 1991

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