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Sudan People's Defense Forces/Democratic Front

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Sudan People's Defence Forces
LeadersRiek Machar
Peter Par Jiek
Dates of operation2000 - 2002
Active regionsUpper Nile
Battles and warsSecond Sudanese Civil War
Preceded by
Deserters from the SSDF
Succeeded by
SPLM/A

The Sudan People's Defense Forces/Democratic Front (SPDF) was an anti-government militia active in Upper Nile from 2000 to 2002.[1]

Riek Machar formed the SPDF mostly from deserters of the pro-Khartoum South Sudan Defence Forces (SSDF)[2] and later merged it with the SPLM/A.[1]

Notes

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Rone 2003, p. 12.
  2. ^ Rone 2003, p. 4.

References

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  • Rone, Jemera (2003). Sudan, Oil, and Human Rights. Human Rights Watch. ISBN 9781564322913.