Anyanya
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The Anyanya (also spelled Anya-Nya) were a southern Sudanese separatist rebel army formed during the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972). A separate movement that rose during the Second Sudanese Civil War were, in turn, called Anyanya II. Anyanya means "snake venom" in the Ma'di language.
Key facts
- War Faction.name
- Anyanya
- War Faction.war
- the First Sudanese Civil War
- War Faction.image
- Flag_of_the_Anyanya.svg
- War Faction.caption
- The Anyanya flag: Red was for the blood spilled in the war; green for the land; white for hope of peace; black for Africa. The buffalo symbolized strength. Variant versions had a buffalo, a snake, and arrow poison in the center, or had no emblem at all.
- War Faction.active
- 19 August 1963–1972
- War Faction.founders
- Joseph OduhoJoseph LaguGeorge AkumbekJulius MorogaSeverino Fuli
- War Faction.leaders
- Aggrey JadenGordon Muortat MayenJoseph Lagu
- War Faction.ideology
- Southern Sudanese separatism
- War Faction.headquarters
- Kampala
- War Faction.area
- South Sudan
- War Faction.size
- 5,000–10,000
- War Faction.successor
- Anyanya II (unofficial)
- War Faction.allies
- South Sudan Liberation Movement
- War Faction.opponents
- Sudan People's Armed Forces
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The Anyanya (also spelled Anya-Nya) were a southern Sudanese separatist rebel army formed during the First Sudanese Civil War (1955–1972). A separate movement that rose during the Second Sudanese Civil War were, in turn, called Anyanya II. Anyanya means "snake venom" in the Ma'di language.
== History == The Anyanya was founded in 1963, as the Pojulu, Moru, Nuer, Lotuko, Madi, Bari, Acholi, Zande, Dinka, and other tribes from southern Sudan waged a war against the Sudanese government. The foundation took place after a meeting between southern politicians and military at the residence of Joseph Oduho in Kampala on August 19. Those present included Joseph Lagu, George Akumbek, Julius Moroga, and Severino Fuli.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anyanya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.