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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>South Sudan\u2019s main armed opposition Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Armin in Opposition (SPLA-IO) commander, Maj. Gen. George Kel Gatwech, on Wednesday died in the country\u2019s capital Juba, his family confirmed.<\/p>\n

In a statement extended to Sudans Post, Gatwech\u2019s family indicated that their father who was 87, died \u2018peacefully\u2019 following a brief illness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Major General George Kel Gatwech,\u201d the family statement reads in part. \u201cHe passed away peacefully on November 15, 2023, at the age of 87, after a brief illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hailing from Mayendit County in Unity State, Gatwech played a pivotal role in South Sudan\u2019s fight for independence from Sudan. Initially part of the Anyanya I and Anyanya II movements, he was absorbed into the Sudanese army after the Addis Ababa Peace Agreement in 1972.<\/p>\n

He was deployed to Bor, Jonglei State as part of the Sudanese army soldiers when he and Kerbino Kuanyin Bol started a mutiny on May 16, 1983, marking the establishment of what would become the Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Movement\/Army (SPLM\/SPLA).<\/p>\n

During the second north-south Sudan civil war, Gatwech served as a prominent general within the new rebel group.<\/p>\n

Following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) in 2005, he rose to become a senior general within the South Sudan army, the SPLA.<\/p>\n

After South Sudan\u2019s independence from Sudan in 2011, Gatwech briefly left the military to become a member of South Sudan parliament for Mayendit.<\/p>\n

He would quickly return to the military following outbreak of the country\u2019s civil war in December 2013 and became a prominent advisor of rebel leader and now First Vice President Riek Machar in the SPLM\/A-IO.<\/p>\n

One of Gatwech\u2019s prominent children, Camilo Gatmai, became an aide to Machar post the first peace agreement in 2015.<\/p>\n

During the resurgence of war in July 2016, Gatmai accompanied Machar during his 40-day flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo and subsequent two-year detention in South Africa.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Sudans Post today, Gatmai revealed that preparations were underway to transport Gatwech\u2019s remains to his hometown of Rubkuai in Mayendit County for burial, slated for Saturday if arrangements proceed as planned.<\/p>\n

In their statement, Gatwech\u2019s family remembered him as a \u201cbeloved father\u201d and a \u201cloyal and loving companion\u201d whose presence illuminated their lives.<\/p>\n

They expressed profound sorrow for the loss, stating that he would be deeply missed by everyone who knew and cherished him.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. South Sudan\u2019s main armed opposition Sudan People\u2019s Liberation Armin in Opposition (SPLA-IO) commander, Maj. Gen. George Kel Gatwech, on Wednesday died in the country\u2019s capital Juba, his family confirmed. In a statement extended to Sudans Post, Gatwech\u2019s family indicated that their father who was 87, died \u2018peacefully\u2019 following a brief illness. \u201cIt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":47666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[234,265,233],"class_list":["post-47667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-south-sudan","tag-south-sudan"],"yoast_head":"\nSouth Sudan opposition commander Maj. Gen. 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