Anyanya

Also known as Anya-Nya

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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== 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.