Anyanya

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Anyanya is the name of the separatist southern Sudanese rebel army of the First Sudanese Civil War which started in 1955.

From about 1969 to 1972, the Lotuko, Madi, Bari, Acholi, Zande, and other peoples from the mountainous southern border region of Sudan waged a war against the Sudanese government. This mobilization came to be known as Anyanya rebellion. Anyanya means "snake venom" in the Madi language.

The Anyanya fought the Sudanese government of the north until 1972, when a peace deal was reached. That deal fell apart in 1983, leading to the Second Sudanese Civil War, with the Anyanya forming the nucleus of Sudan People's Liberation Army under John Garang.

For more, refer to the article: First Sudanese Civil War.

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