Anyanya
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.
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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. | |
| Founders | Joseph Oduho Joseph Lagu George Akumbek Julius Moroga Severino Fuli |
| Leaders | Aggrey Jaden Gordon Muortat Mayen Joseph Lagu |
| Dates of operation | 19 August 1963–1972 |
| Headquarters | Kampala |
| Active regions | South Sudan |
| Ideology | Southern Sudanese separatism |
| Size | 5,000–10,000 |
| Allies | South Sudan Liberation Movement |
| Opponents | Sudan People's Armed Forces |
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