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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Riek Machar canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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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
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South Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
South Sudan
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Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-11-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bradford
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University of Khartoum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Nuer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| factionFounded | SPLM/A-Nasir faction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Nuer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM)
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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
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opposition to President Salva Kiir Mayardit ⓘ role in the Second Sudanese Civil War ⓘ |
| officeEndTime |
2013-07-23
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2016-07 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime |
2011-07-09
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2016-04 ⓘ 2020-02-22 ⓘ |
| opponent | Salva Kiir Mayardit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Leer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief of SPLM-IO
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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
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2018 Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Angelina Teny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearFactionFounded | 1991 ⓘ |
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