source: Africa Confidential; Eye Radio (South Sudan)
actor1: Military Forces of South Sudan (2011-)
actor2: N/A
location: Juba
notes: On 11 May 2020, President Salva Kiir fired General Gabirel Jok Riak as head of the SSPDF, replacing him with General JJ Okot. Several senior army officers (who had defected to the government during the civil war) were also fired, and several establishment army generals promoted. The moves follow reports of an abortive coup which was scheduled for 2 May, and allegedly involved senior military and NSS personnel at the very core of the South Sudanese regime. Gen. Gabriel Jok was not among the coup plotters, but was reportedly dismissed for failing to swiftly respond to the coup threat.