Anya-Nya

The Anya Nya - even Anyanya written ( Madi: snake venom ), was a South Sudanese rebel group during the First Sudanese Civil War.

The group was formed in 1955 and was mainly from the ethnic groups of the Lotuko, Madi, Bari, Acholi and Azande in the southern border regions of South Sudan forth. The Anya Nya - was supported by Israel with training and arms supplies, their troop strength was estimated at 5000-10.000. They fought against the Sudanese central government from 1955 until the conclusion of a peace agreement in 1972. This was 1983 broken again, which led to the Second Sudanese Civil War, in which the Anya - Nya formed the core of the Sudan People's Liberation Army ( SPLA) led by John Garang.