South Sudan Democratic Movement

This article is about the anti-SPLA group. For the military of South Sudan, see Armed forces of South Sudan.
"South Sudan Defence Army" redirects here. For the militia active during the Second Sudanese Civil War, see South Sudan Defence Forces (militia).
South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army
LeadersGeorge Athor
John Uliny
David Yau Yau
Gordon Koang
Group(s)Nuer
Active regionsJonglei & Upper Nile
IdeologyBig tent
anti-SPLA
OpponentsSouth Sudan Government of South Sudan
Battles and warsGeorge Athor's rebellion

The South Sudan Democratic Movement (SSDM), sometimes called the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A), was a South Sudanese militant group. Along with its armed wing, the South Sudan Defence Army (SSDA), rebelled against the government of South Sudan led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement.[1]

  1. ^ Small Arms Survey - HSBA Baseline Assessment, Armed Groups: Athor Archived 2012-03-16 at the Wayback Machine