Anyanya

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Anyanya was a southern Sudanese separatist rebel movement that fought for independence from the northern-dominated government during the First Sudanese Civil War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Anyanya canonical 1
Anyanya I 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group
rebel movement
separatist movement
alsoKnownAs Anya Nya
linked to: Anya-Nya

Anya-Nya
armedWing Anyanya Army
casualtiesContext contributed to large civilian and military casualties in Southern Sudan
conflict First Sudanese Civil War
country Sudan
demobilization 1972
endTime 1972
ethnicBase Southern Sudanese ethnic groups
goal independence of Southern Sudan
headquarters various locations in Southern Sudan
historicalPeriod Cold War era
linked to: Cold War
ideology Southern Sudanese nationalism
influenced later Southern Sudanese rebel movements
languageOfName Madi
militaryTactics guerrilla warfare
nameMeaning snake venom
notableLeader Aggrey Jaden
Gordon Muortat Mayen
Joseph Lagu
operationalArea Bahr el Ghazal
Equatoria
linked to: Equatoria region

Upper Nile
linked to: Greater Upper Nile
opponent Government of Sudan
Sudanese Armed Forces
opposedTo northern-dominated Sudanese government
linked to: Government of Sudan
partOf Southern Sudanese liberation struggle
linked to: War in Sudan
peaceAgreement Addis Ababa Agreement
politicalWing Southern Sudan Liberation Movement
region Southern Sudan
resultOfConflict regional autonomy for Southern Sudan
startTime 1955
status defunct organization
successor Anyanya II
Sudan People’s Liberation Army
supportedBy Ethiopia
Israel
Uganda

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Referenced by (2)

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Anyanya Rebellion hasPart Anyanya I
linked to: Anyanya