Kuol D. Kuol is a former South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SPLA) general and the chief administrator of the Abyei Area since June 29, 2020.
Kuol Deim Kuol | |
|---|---|
| Chief Administrator of the Abyei Area | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kuol Alor Kuol |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | South Sudan |
| Political party | SPLM |
| Military service | |
| Commands | Lieutenant general in the SPLA |
Kuol is a Ngok Dinka from Abyei. In 2012, Kuol was a lieutenant general in the SPLA, the army of South Sudan. On March 14, 2012, Kuol was put in charge of Operation Restore Peace, a disarmament program in Jonglei State.[1] The disarmament program aimed to end intercommunal violence, however, it was resisted by the Nuer White Army, who clashed several times with the army.[2] During the Heglig Crisis, Kuol was in favor of fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces if talks could not resolve the border dispute.[3] Kuol was removed from active service in the SPLA and placed in reserve in January 2013.[4] On December 18, 2018, President Salva Kiir Mayardit appointed Kuol as the principal of the SPLM political school, although it was unclear what the role of principal would entail.[5] On June 29, 2020, Kiir appointed Kuol as the chief administrator of the Abyei Area, a region disputed with Sudan, succeeding Kuol Alor Kuol.[6]
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