05/01/2014
Profile: South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar
Riek Machar became the first vice president of South Sudan following its independence from Sudan in July 2011. In July 2013, he was sacked by President Salva Kiir in a cabinet purge following a public struggle for power. At the time of his sacking Machar said he would challenge Kiir for the leadership of the ruling party so that he could run for president in the 2015 election. He was later accused by Kiir of masterminding a failed coup d'eacute;tat on December 16, a claim...
