South Sudan rebel leader George Athor during a news conference in Nairobi ( Nov. 20, 2011 file photo).
Top Rebel Leader In South Sudan, A Former Army Deputy Chief Of Staff, Killed By Army, VP Says -- Washington Post/AP
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan’s military forces killed the country’s highest-profile rebel leader, a man who posed a significant security threat to peace inside the world’s newest country, an official said Tuesday.
Rebel leader George Athor was a former lieutenant general in South Sudan’s military during the 1983-2005 civil war with Sudan. But Athor launched a rebellion after losing an April 2010 election for governor of Jonglei state, a vote he maintained was rigged.
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