South Sudan Opposition Alliance
South Sudan Opposition Alliance | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | SSOA |
| Leaders | Josephine Lagu Lam Akol Hussein Abdelbagi |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Big tent |
| National Legislative Assembly | 50 / 550 |
| Council of States | 10 / 100 |
| South Sudan Opposition Alliance | |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | 16 February 2018 – present |
| Allies | Sudan People's Liberation Movement (from September 2018) SPLM/A-IO (sometimes) |
| Opponents | South Sudanese government (until September 2018) SPLM/A-IO (sometimes) |
The South Sudan Opposition Alliance is a coalition of political parties and armed groups in South Sudan that opposed the government of President Salva Kiir. It was formed in February 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by nine groups. In September the alliance acceded to a revised peace deal with the government that also included the main rebel faction, the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition, but some of the member groups disagreed with the decision and split from the alliance. The pro-deal SSOA has experienced continued tension between its members, as well as with the government.