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...Kicking off his party's campaign on Feb. 24, the south's President, Salva Kiir Mayardit, was hardly encouraging. He ordered his troops "not to disrupt or intimidate" rivals and warned his new southern opponents not to campaign "using firearms." Says one veteran southern Sudan aid worker: "Not only is there no capacity in the government, there often seems like there's no interest in setting some up. People are just grabbing pieces for themselves...
...some believing that Garang's helicopter had been deliberately downed, rioted, smashing cars and killing northern Arabs. Reprisal attacks followed and more than 100 people were killed. But both the government and the splm restated their commitment to the peace deal. To ensure stability, the splm quickly named Salva Kiir, the party's No. 2, as its new leader. Kiir also took over as the country's Vice President. Despite the show of continuity, Garang's death will change the dynamics of the détente. Kiir advocates secession for the south, a point on which Garang equivocated. Under...