Initially, reports of John Garang's death were very, very confused, and many people understood that he was still alive.

NPR: Sudanese Riots Follow a Leader's Death

Just three weeks ago, John Garang was sworn in as Sudan's vice president.

NPR: Sudanese Riots Follow a Leader's Death

The riots began after the longtime leader of Sudan's southern rebels, John Garang, was confirmed dead in a helicopter crash.

NPR: Sudanese Riots Follow a Leader's Death

That was the sort of grand coalition envisaged by John Garang, the SPLM's long-time leader, and it might well have unseated President Bashir.

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Ms. KING: President Bashir did send out a press statement this afternoon telling people to remain calm and saying that John Garang's death was a tragedy.

NPR: Sudanese Riots Follow a Leader's Death

The Dr John Garang Memorial University, named in honour of the SPLM's former leader who died in a helicopter crash in 2005, was set up in 2008.

ECONOMIST: South Sudan

More than 100 people have been killed in Sudan this week in a wave of riots and ethnic clashes sparked by the death in a helicopter crash of John Garang.

NPR: Violence in Sudan Subsiding as Government Urges Calm

Mr Thomas points out that the CPA survived the death of the southern leader John Garang in 2005, and the indictment of the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court in 2009.

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