Global InformationKitgwang Declaration information
| Kitgwang Declaration | |
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| Leaders | Simon Gatwech Dual John Uliny Thomas Mabor Dhol |
| Dates of operation | 4 August 2021 – Present |
| Headquarters | Kitgwang, Magenis, South Sudan |
| Active regions | South Sudan |
| Ideology | Anti-government |
| Battles and wars | South Sudanese Civil War |
The Kitgwang Declaration was a coup by South Sudanese rebel commander Simon Gatwech Dual on 4 August 2021, in which he replaced Vice President Riek Machar as leader of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition leading to a deadly conflict.[1]
Since 2014, Gatwech has been the military chief of staff of the SPLM/A-IO and has grown hostile against Machar since the signing of the revitalized peace agreement in 2018.[2]
- ^ "Deadly fighting erupts between South Sudan party's rival factions". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "SPLA-IO chief General Gatwech Dual tells IGAD peace deal is 'dead', threatens to redeploy forces". Sudans Post. 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2021-08-09.