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Jikany Nuer

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The Jikany Nuer are a section of the Nuer people who mainly live in the eastern part of Upper Nile state in South Sudan, particularly around Nasir in Nasir County. [1]

13 relations: Anyanya II, Ayod, Gordon Kong Chuol, Lam Akol, Nasir County, Nasir, South Sudan, Nuer people, Second Sudanese Civil War, Sobat River, South Sudan, Upper Nile (state), Waat, 2009 Sobat River ambush.

Anyanya II

Anyanya II is the name taken in 1978 by a group of the 64 tribes of South Sudan dissidents who took up arms in All of Sudan.

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Ayod

Ayod is a community in Fangak State, South Sudan, headquarters of Ayod County.

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Gordon Kong Chuol

Gordon Kong Chuol is a former militia commander in South Sudan, who fought for the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and later for the forces led by Riek Machar during the Second Sudanese Civil War.

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Lam Akol

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Nasir County

Nasir County is an administrative area in Latjoor state, South Sudan.

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Nasir, South Sudan

Nasir is a small town in Latjoor, in the Greater Upper Nile region of northeastern South Sudan.

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Nuer people

The Nuer people are a Nilotic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Nile Valley.

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Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War was a conflict from 1983 to 2005 between the central Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army.

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Sobat River

The Sobat River is a river of the Greater Upper Nile region in northeastern South Sudan, Africa.

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South Sudan

South Sudan, officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa.

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Upper Nile (state)

Upper Nile was one of the states of South Sudan.

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Waat

Waat is a village in South Sudan.

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2009 Sobat River ambush

The 2009 Sobat River ambush was a battle between Jikany Nuer tribesmen and the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) which was escorting a United Nations (UN) aid convoy on 12 June 2009.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jikany_Nuer

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