Lt. General Peter Cerillo Swaka was a South Sudanese Politician and a former commander of the Anyanya movement and governor of Equatoria region in the 1980s.[1][2]

As a former prisons officer in Khartoum, Gen. Cirillo joined the Anyanya in 1965 following a pogrom of educated Southerners in the town of Yambio.[2]

He served in various ranks and positions in the Anyanya, Sudanese Army, SPLA and also as the Governor of Greater Equatoria in then Sudan.[3]

His Death

Gen. Peter Cerillo who is an elder brother to the National Salvation Front rebel leader Thomas Cerilo passed away in Nairobi Kenya in October 2019 after battling with his health for long. The late's Son report to Eye radio that his father has been diagnosed with Diabetes (High Blood Sugar) and Hypertension (High blood pressure).[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "OBITUARY | LATE GEN. PETER CIRILLO, FORMER EQUATORIA GOVERNOR". Radio Tamazuj. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  2. 1 2 "LT GENERAL PETER CIRILO, FORMER GOV. OF GREATER EQUATORIA HAS DIED". www.southsudanliberty.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. ↑ "SUDAN : PETER CIRILLO - 16/01/1993 - The Indian Ocean Newsletter". Africa Intelligence. 1993-01-16. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Gen. Cirilo passes on". Eye Radio. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ↑ "A hero has fallen - Peter Cirillo". National Salvation Front. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2022-12-22.


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