George Athor's rebellion | |||||||
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Part of the factional violence in South Sudan | |||||||
![]() Map showing insurgencies in northeastern South Sudan from 2010 to 2011. Areas affected by George Athor's rebellion in red. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
South Sudan Democratic Movement (SSDM) Gabriel Tanginye's militia Supported by: ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
George Athor † Gabriel Tanginye ![]() | Abraham Thiong Ajang[1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
SSDM/A
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Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) South Sudan Police Service Wildlife wardens | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
2,000–Thousands[2] | Unclear | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
At least hundreds killed[3] |
George Athor's rebellion[4][5] was an uprising in the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region (later the independent South Sudan) which lasted from April 2010 to December 2011. Organized by South Sudanese military commander and politician George Athor, the conflict mainly took place in the states of Upper Nile and Jonglei as well as some border areas.
The rebellion was launched by Athor when he was defeated in the 2010 South Sudanese general election, rejecting the results and using his private army to battle the government. He eventually organized the South Sudan Democratic Movement (SSDM), an alliance of various rebel leaders, though the insurgents' actual cooperation remained very limited and Athor continued to wage his insurgency largely on his own. Over the course of the conflict, Athor rejected a number of deals offered by the government, and a ceasefire agreement reached in January 2011 quickly fell apart. The rebel leader was ultimately killed by security forces in December 2011.