{"id":62191,"date":"2026-07-30T17:25:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=62191"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:25:33","slug":"martyrs-day-celebrants-say-fallen-comrades-sacrifices-fueled-the-liberation-struggle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/?p=62191","title":{"rendered":"Martyrs\u2019 Day Celebrants Say Fallen Comrades\u2019 Sacrifices Fueled The Liberation Struggle"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.has-drop-cap:first-letter{font-size:4em;line-height:0.8;font-weight:bold;float:left;padding-right:8px;color:#DC2626}<\/style>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Every 30th of July, South Sudanese remember the tragic death of the country&amp;#039;s founding father and historic leader of the SPLM\/A, Dr. John Garang de Mabior, who died in a Ugandan presidential helicopter crash in 2005 alongside his colleagues who sacrificed their lives for the freedom and sovereignty of the nation. Today, liberation veterans, including Senior Presidential Adviser Kuol Manyang Juuk and Daniel Awet Akot, have renewed their call for national unity as the country prepares for the December 2026 elections. Seeing their fellow soldiers killed before their eyes is what Martyrs&#x27; Day celebrants say strengthened their resolve to fight the northern forces and liberate South Sudan.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>This report has been compiled, analyzed, and presented by the editorial team at Juba Global News Network. Juba Global News Network is your trusted source for news, analysis, and coverage of South Sudan and the African continent.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:30px 0;padding:20px;background:#f8f9fa;border-radius:8px;text-align:center\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 15px;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Stay Connected with Juba Global News Network<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:20px 0; text-align:center;\">\n        <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n             style=\"display:block\"\n             data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1692492430071995\"\n             data-ad-slot=\"XXXXXXXXXX\"\n             data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n             data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n        <script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script>\n    <\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;gap:12px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@jubaglobal?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:12px 24px;background:#FF0000;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px\">&#9654; Subscribe on YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jubaglobal\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:12px 24px;background:#1877F2;color:#fff;text-decoration:none;border-radius:6px;font-weight:600;font-size:14px\">&#128077; Follow on Facebook<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every 30th of July, South Sudanese remember the tragic death of the country&amp;#039;s founding father and historic leader of the SPLM\/A, Dr. John Garang de Mabior, who died in a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62192,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-office-of-president"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62193,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62191\/revisions\/62193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/jubaglobal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}