Who was the leader of SPLM before Kiir?
John Garang
Riek Machar
Lam Akol
Yasir Arman
Answer
John Garang led the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) before Salva Kiir Mayardit. Garang, a charismatic leader and former military officer, founded the SPLM in 1983 to fight for the rights of southern Sudan against the government in Khartoum. Under Garang's leadership, the SPLM waged a decades-long civil war against the Sudanese government, which ended with the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2005.
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