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*Minutes of the Extraordinary SPLM/A Meeting in Rumbek*

At the end of 2004, while the #Sudan-ese people were closely following the Naivasha peace talks in Kenya with alot of expectations for freedom and democratic transformation, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and Army..

...(SPLM/A) was plagued with rumours and accusations of conspiracy.

To put an end to this acute crisis, an extraordinary meeting was convened to dissipate rumours and misunderstanding related to the removal of the Deputy Chairman of the SPLM/A, Salva Kiir Mayardit; and his...

...replacement by the younger Nhial Deng Nhial.

The importance of this meeting stems from the fact that it safeguarded the unity of the SPLM/A at a critical stage, and paved the way for the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) on January 9, 2005.

The following...

...is the text of the minutes of the pertinent first two days of the three-day meeting which took place in Rumbek from November 29th to December 1st, 2004; one month before the signing of the CPA.

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*Salva Kiir Mayardit*
Deputy Chairman and Deputy C-i-C of the SPLM/A

30th November 2004
Rumbek, Southern Sudan

“I thank those who have exerted efforts to travel from their various locations to Yei where they met me on the situation. As I told you, there were no personal...

...problems, they are administrative given my profession, and I know that rumours are dangerous.”

“Rumours must be treated as rumours, but there is no smoke without fire. I don’t agree with Cdr. Wani that these rumours were created by the enemy. There are people among us who...

...are more dangerous than the enemy. I must warn the Chairman that Nimeiri was made to be unpopular by his security organs. Those who are misleading you and giving you false security information about others, will suffer with you together or leave with you. The government,...

...which is going to be led by you must include all. Without unity, the agreement will be a source of our disunity. We are not organized in all aspects, and as such, will be exploited by other political parties that are more organized. The lack in our structures and political...

...guidance will lead us to a very serious political defeat. Mr. Chairman, you have talked about people eating the boat while we are in the middle of the river. Let me add this; the issue is not eating the boat in the middle of the river. The issue is that there are a few who...

...have already crossed to the other side of the river, and when the remaining ones asked them to bring the boat, they refused to return the boat. This is the problem.”.

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