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SPLA and Forces of Defected General Sign Ceasefire in South Sudan

1/5/2011 7:46:57 PM

Unique ID UN7384837

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Headline SPLA and Forces of Defected General Sign Ceasefire in South Sudan

Caption Description Riek Machar (centre, tan suit), Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan, Archbishop Daniel Deng Bul (left of Mr. Machar) and other members of a ceasefire mediation team arrive for the signing of the ceasefire agreement between the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the rebel forces of George Athor, in Juba, days before South Sudan holds its long-awaited referendum. A general who defected from the SPLA, Athor took up arms against the Government of South Sudan after losing the April 2010 governor’s race in Jonglei State, claiming the elections were fixed.

Unique Identifier UN7384836

NICA ID 460042

Production Date 01/05/2011 7:11:15 PM

City/Location Juba

Country Sudan

Credit UN Photo/Tim McKulka