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John Garang De Mabior Atem. Founder of SPLA/ SPLM. He died July 31,2005 in helicopter crashed. Salva Kiir Mayardiit. Took over as chairman the Splm/Spla after the death of John Garang. He is currently president of South Sudan as well as first vice president of the republic of the sudan. Riak Machar Teny Dhuergon. Is vice chairman the splm. James Wani Igga. Is a long time spla commander and is the current speaker of south sudan legislative assembly. Malik Agar. He was a special commader of the spla and he is now governor of Blue Nile state. Abdelaziz Ademheliu. He is commader of the spla for nuba mountain, now he is deputy governor of south kordufan. Lam Akol AJawin. He was spla commander, former splm foreign minister in the government of national unity. He has defected to formed his own party SPLM-DC Kuol Manyang Juuk, he was spla commander and he is now governor of Jonglei State. Samuel AbuJohn was a senior spla commander, he was governor for western equatoria states. he passed away. Awet AKot. commander of spla for whole of bhar el ghazel. he is now a governor of lake state. Kelmen Wani. he was militia operating around juba, he joined splm after the peace and he is currentlu governor of central equatoria state. Thomas cirilo. is spla special commander. Paulino Matip nhial is deputy commander spla. he was a militia leader operating around bentiu before peace. Oyai Deng Ajak he was spla senior operation commander and former spla chief of general staff. he is currently a minister regional corporation. Pagan Amum. He was spla field commander in late 80s and mid 80s. he is currently splm secretary general. Isaac Mabutu Mamur. He was spla special commander and he is currently spla chief of staff for operation Nhial Deng Nhial. He was spla external affairs secretary and he is currently south sudan defence minister. James Hoth Mai. He is spla special commander and he is currently spla chief of general staff. William Nyuan Bany, he was spla deputy commander and he was killed in war around nasir or Akobo Karbino Kuanyin Bol was spla deputy comamander and he was killed in around Bentiu, Nasir or Akobo. Arok Thon Arok. was spla special commander in early 80s and he was killed around Malakal in plane crash.