Gogrial

8.5328.1Koordinaten: 8 ° 32 'N, 28 ° 6' O

Gogrial is a city in the state of Warrap in South Sudan. It lies on the River Sue -Jur and on the road from Wau to Babanusa and has a landing strip for airplanes. It is the capital of West Gogrial County.

History

In the first secessionist war in southern Sudan Anyanya rebels committed the mid-1960s an attack on Gogrial. This attack helped that turned the northern Sudanese Misseriya against the southern Sudanese Dinka.

In the second war Gogrial was initially under the control of the government army, which maintained a supply station here. 1994-1998 fought troops of warlords Kerubino Kuanyin Bol, who were supported by Gogrial out by the government against the Sudan People's Liberation Army rebels (SPLA ). In the course of these struggles many Dinka civilians were driven from the area, and it came to the famine. On 24 June 2000, the SPLA took a Gogrial, on 29 June 2001, the army conquered the city back. Later, the SPLA Gogrial conquered again; A report by the US- American journalist Jon Sawyer, the place was destroyed under the control of the SPLA and complete in early 2002.

Swell

• Location in South Sudan
• Warrap ( state )
• Place in Africa