Sudan People's Liberation Army

The South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF), formerly the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), also called Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M), is the military force of South Sudan. The SPLA was founded as a guerrilla movement against the government of Sudan in 1983 and was a key participant of the Second Sudanese Civil War and the subsequent independence of South Sudan. It was led by John Garang, who died in 2005 and was succeeded by Salva Kiir. As of 2010, the SPLA was divided into divisions of 10,000–14,000 soldiers.

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1983  Wikimedia, Wikidata
SPLA; South Sudanese Armed Forces
army, armed forces, guerrilla movement, South Sudan, 

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Frameless

A child soldier of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, Malual, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, 2007.

NewSudan Turkairo

The Sudan People's Liberation Army in what was then known as South Sudan

Press briefing - Flickr - Al Jazeera English

SPLA - Flickr - Al Jazeera English

Eritrea - Flickr - Al Jazeera English

Soldiers - Flickr - Al Jazeera English (1)

Mugabe - Flickr - Al Jazeera English

James Hoth Mai

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	2025	2025 Nasir clashes	battle, Sudan People's Liberation Army, Nuer White Army	Wikidata
event	war	1983	Second Sudanese Civil War	Uganda, civil war, Sudan, South Sudan Liberation Movement, Anyanya II, Zaire, Nuer White Army, Sudan People's Liberation Army, Eastern Front, SPLA-Nasir, South Sudan Defence Forces	Wikidata
commons	image		A child soldier of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, Malual, Northern Bahr el Ghazal, 2007.		Commons
commons	image		NewSudan Turkairo		Commons
commons	image		The Sudan People's Liberation Army in what was then known as South Sudan		Commons
commons	image		Press briefing - Flickr - Al Jazeera English		Commons
commons	image		SPLA - Flickr - Al Jazeera English		Commons
commons	image		Eritrea - Flickr - Al Jazeera English		Commons
commons	image		Soldiers - Flickr - Al Jazeera English (1)		Commons
commons	image		Mugabe - Flickr - Al Jazeera English		Commons
commons	image		James Hoth Mai		Commons