Taban Deng Gai

Not least among the consequences of this was the casting of a pall over the decision by the then US Secretary of State John Kerry to recognise Taban Deng Gai's July 2016 coup against his boss Riek (AC Vol 57 No 17 Pax Salvatica)...

If IGAD's proposal stands Salva would lose at least one of his two deputies: first Vice-President Taban Deng Gai or second Vice-President James Wani Igga...

Taban Deng Gai a Nuer is Riek's former chief negotiator who schemed with Juba to take over Riek's job after the army drove Riek out of the country in 2016...

Thus following Salva's replacement of Riek with his former deputy Taban Deng Gai after the resumption of fighting in July 2016 there is no longer a single SPLM-IO but two: SPLM-IO-In the Bush (SPLM-IO/1) and SPLM-IO-In Government (SPLM-IO/IG)...

His replacement as First Vice-President by his former henchman Taban Deng Gai is now widely accepted but is unlikely to promote lasting peace (AC Vol 57 No 17 Pax Salvatica)...

On 23 August Taban Deng Gai who replaced Riek in Salva's government flew to Sudan for talks with the government...

The replacement of First Vice-President (FVP) Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon by his former chief negotiator with the government Taban Deng Gai on 23 July has thrown regional and international mediators into disarray: they fear it could finally scupper August's internationally brokered peace agreement...

The Taban takeover Will Taban Deng Gai's takeover of Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon's job as First Vice-President (FVP) on 23 July usher in a new peace or just create another armed faction...

Mining Minister and former SPLM-IO chief negotiator Taban Deng Gai is heir apparent...

• Taban Deng Gai: Mining; Nuer; ex-Unity State Governor; a key military opposition figure (AC Vol 51 No 22 Jarch Capital has friends in the South)...

He also wants Juba to relax restrictions on the movements of his advance negotiating team led by Taban Deng Gai...

The pro- government Bul group reflects old disputes involving Riek; his right-hand man former Governor Taban Deng Gai; his elder wife Angelina Jany Teny; and several leading commanders...