Greater Pibor Administrative Area

The Greater Pibor Administrative Area is a semi-autonomous area within Jonglei State, South Sudan.

Origin

From the beginning of South Sudanese independence, the Anyuak, Jie, Kachepo, and Murle people in Jonglei sought greater autonomy from the Jonglei State government dominated by Nuer and Dinka. The resulting armed insurrections against the Government of South Sudan GoSS, initially dispersed, coalesced into the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A), which in turn was ultimately dominated by David Yau Yau and his Cobra Faction. Peace negotiations in the spring of 2014 led to a compromise that carved out two counties within Jonglei state to create the new semi-autonomous Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA).^[1]

References

1. Todisco, Claudio (March 2015). LeBrun, Emile, ed. "Real but Fragile: The Greater Pibor Administrative Area" (PDF). Small Arms Survey (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies) (35). Retrieved 16 September 2015.