Greater Pibor Administrative Area

The Greater Pibor Administrative Area is an administrative area in South Sudan.^[1][2]

Greater Pibor Administrative Area Boma
Administrative area
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Greater Pibor in South Sudan
Country	South Sudan
Region	Greater Upper Nile
Capital	Pibor
Area
• Total	41,962 km2 (16,202 sq mi)
Population
• Total	214,676
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)

History

From the beginning of South Sudanese independence, the Anyuak, Jie, Kachepo, and Murle people in Jonglei sought greater autonomy from the Jonglei State government dominated by Nuer and Dinka. The resulting armed insurrections against the Government of South Sudan, initially dispersed, coalesced into the South Sudan Democratic Movement/Army (SSDM/A), which in turn was ultimately dominated by David Yau Yau and his Cobra Faction. Peace negotiations in the spring of 2014 led to a compromise that carved out two counties of Pibor and Pochalla within Jonglei state to create the new semi-autonomous Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA).^[3]

The special administrative area was dissolved after the creation of Boma State in 2015.^[4][5][6]

As a result of a peace agreement signed in February 2020, Boma State was dissolved and Pibor was reconstituted as a special administrative area.^[7]

Towns and cities

The capital of the state is Pibor.^{[citation needed]} The population of Pibor was estimated at less than 1,000 people in 2005.^{[citation needed]} The town of Pochalla in Pochalla County lies directly on the border with Ethiopia.^{[citation needed]} The town is about 470 kilometers (290 miles) from Juba via road.^{[citation needed]}

Chief Administrators

Tenure	Incumbent	Party
31 August 2005 – 30 December 2005	Akot Madhi	SPLM
30 December 2005 – 21 May 2011	Akot Madhi	SPLM
May 2011 – March 2013	Kuol Monyluak Dak	SPLM
February 2013 – June 2020	David Yau Yau	SPLM
June 2020 – July 2021	Joshua Konyi
July 2021 – April 2024	Lokali Ame Bullen[8]
April 2024 – present	Gola Boyoi[9]

References

1. "South Sudan's GPAA official refutes contest for governorship seat". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-08-11.
2. @dekuekd (15 February 2020). "So it has been decided that #SouthSudan shall revert to 10 states plus Abyei, Pibor and Ruweng Administrative Areas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. Todisco, Claudio (March 2015). LeBrun, Emile (ed.). "Real but Fragile: The Greater Pibor Administrative Area" (PDF). Small Arms Survey (35). Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
4. "Yau Yau Dissolves Part and Officially Joins SPLM". Gurtong. 12 January 2016. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
5. "Calm in Pibor after tension over 'disarmament' and governor". Eye Radio. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
6. "South Sudan's President appoints 28 Governors, defies peace agreement". South Sudan News Agency. 24 December 2015.
7. "After 6 years of war, will peace finally come to South Sudan?".
8. "Pibor welcomes new administrator".
9. "Kiir appoints Gola Boyoi as Chief Administrator of Greater Pibor". Sudans Post. 16 April 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.