David Manyok Barac AtemDavid Manyok Barac Atem was a South Sudanese military leader.MilitaryAtem fought in the Second Sudanese Civil War, which resulted in the establishment of South Sudan as an independent nation. David joined the Jamus Battalion on May 16, 1983, when fighting broke out in Bor. In January 2021, he was deployed to the SSPDF General headquarters in Bilpham by President Salva Kiir Mayardit and as the Director of Administration, Personnel, and Finance by the Commander in Chief of the SSPDF Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit. He held the position for nearly a month, until his death in Juba on 26 February 2021 due to COVID-19.