Mayom County
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Mayom County is an administrative region in Unity State
of South Sudan
to the west of Bentiu
. The county headquarters is Mayom
town.
.
The largest town is Mayom. Other towns are Tam, Mankien
and Wang-kay.
Large villages include Rier, Thargana, Buoth, Wicok and Toic.
Mayom lies in the Block 4 oil concession to the south of the Kaikang oilfield.
people started to arrive in the Mayom region from the north, armed with automatic rifles. That year the Baggara stole about 500 cattle from the Nuer and Dinka people.
The Second Sudanese Civil War
began in 1983.
In March 1985 there was a fight between Baggara raiders and combined SPLA and Anyanya II forces led by Major Bul Nyawan in which the Baggara were defeated, leading to relative peace between the Baggara and Nuer.
In 1987 and 1988 the region was hit by famine due to the conflict between the army, Anyanya 2 and SPLA which had led to villages being burned, mass killings and widespread displacement of people. Mayom was presumably badly hit, but there were no relief agencies to record the progress of the famine.
(1983-2005) many residents of Mayom County had obtained AK-47
automatic rifles, hand grenades and other type of small-arms. In preparation for the January 2011 referendum there was a drive for disarmament. 1,700 guns were handed in to the authorities. County Commissioner Colonel John Madeng Gatduel said this cleared the way for peaceful negotiations between payams (administrative units) that had been engaged in conflict in the past.
He noted however that there was a risk of violence spilling over from Warrap
State to the east, which had not yet disarmed.
In the January 2011 referendum 98 people voted for unity with Sudan while 80,364 voted for secession.
Officials accused the Khartoum government of supporting Gadet's militia and others in an effort to destabilize the country prior to independence.
An SPLA spokesperson said the declaration was not written in Mayom but in Khartoum
by Sudan Armed Forces intelligence working with the rebels.
In April 2011 there was a clash in Mayom County between Misseriya tribesmen from the north and Sudan People's Liberation Army
(SPLA) troops. A Misseriya spokesman denied links to rebel militias in the region, saying "We attacked an SPLA base to return 1,700 cows that the SPLA had stolen from us". According to the spokesman 11 of his tribe died and 22 were injured during the attack.
Earlier that month SPLA troops had fought with Gadet's rebels in a Mayom County village the militia had taken over and then burned, with twenty army troops losing their lives.
Following that clash, the Unity state government ordered all north Sudanese workers in the oilfields to leave the state at once.
Later in May 2011 there was fighting between the SPLA and Gadet's rebel militia.
The Mayom Commissioner Charles Machieng Kuol reported that 7,800 homes had been burnt down in the Loath, Wanam and Bora bomas, subdivisions of the county, accusing the SPLA of causing the damage.
SPLA Major-General Koang Chuol said the damage was caused by cross-fire in the fighting.
Charles Machieng was told to apologize for his comments. When he refused, on 30 June 2011 the state governor Taban Deng Gai
gave him the sack.
Machieng, a son-in-law of the governor, had been appointed in place of John Madeng Gatduel on 7 March 2011. The appointment had been criticized by the Bull Nuer community of Mayom county since they had not been consulted.
Unity (state)
Unity, sometimes known as Western Upper Nile, is one of the 10 states of the African nation of South Sudan. It has an area of 35,956 km². Unity, is inhabited predominantly by two ethnic groups, the Nuer and the Dinka ....
of South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
to the west of Bentiu
Bentiu
-Location:Bentiu is located in Rubkona County, Unity State, in northern South Sudan, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Bentiu sits on the southern banks of the Bahr...
. The county headquarters is Mayom
Mayom, South Sudan
Mayom is a community in Unity State of South Sudan to the west of Bentiu. It is the headquarters of Mayom County.-Location:Mayom was a major cattle trading center in Western Upper Nile , in Bul Nuer territory....
town.
Location
Mayom County is in the northwest of Unity StateUnity (state)
Unity, sometimes known as Western Upper Nile, is one of the 10 states of the African nation of South Sudan. It has an area of 35,956 km². Unity, is inhabited predominantly by two ethnic groups, the Nuer and the Dinka ....
.
The largest town is Mayom. Other towns are Tam, Mankien
Mankien
Mankien is a community in Unity state in South Sudan. With a key location near the oil fields, the town changed hands more than once during the Second Sudanese Civil War...
and Wang-kay.
Large villages include Rier, Thargana, Buoth, Wicok and Toic.
Mayom lies in the Block 4 oil concession to the south of the Kaikang oilfield.
Civil War
Around 1982, encouraged by the Sudan government, BaggaraBaggara
The Baggāra Arabs are a set of communities inhabiting the portion of Africa's Sahel between Lake Chad and southern Kordofan, numbering over one million. They have a common language which is one of the regional colloquial Arabic languages...
people started to arrive in the Mayom region from the north, armed with automatic rifles. That year the Baggara stole about 500 cattle from the Nuer and Dinka people.
The Second Sudanese Civil War
Second Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....
began in 1983.
In March 1985 there was a fight between Baggara raiders and combined SPLA and Anyanya II forces led by Major Bul Nyawan in which the Baggara were defeated, leading to relative peace between the Baggara and Nuer.
In 1987 and 1988 the region was hit by famine due to the conflict between the army, Anyanya 2 and SPLA which had led to villages being burned, mass killings and widespread displacement of people. Mayom was presumably badly hit, but there were no relief agencies to record the progress of the famine.
Referendum
During the Second Sudanese Civil WarSecond Sudanese Civil War
The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....
(1983-2005) many residents of Mayom County had obtained AK-47
AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
automatic rifles, hand grenades and other type of small-arms. In preparation for the January 2011 referendum there was a drive for disarmament. 1,700 guns were handed in to the authorities. County Commissioner Colonel John Madeng Gatduel said this cleared the way for peaceful negotiations between payams (administrative units) that had been engaged in conflict in the past.
He noted however that there was a risk of violence spilling over from Warrap
Warrap
Warrap may refer to one of two places in South Sudan:* Warrap, South Sudan, a town.* Warrap , a state....
State to the east, which had not yet disarmed.
In the January 2011 referendum 98 people voted for unity with Sudan while 80,364 voted for secession.
Gadet rebellion
On 11 April 2011 Major General Peter Gadet Yak, formerly of the SPLA and now of the "South Sudan Liberation Army", published the "Mayom Declaration". He denounced government by the "current corrupt gangs in Juba" and called for the government of Southern Sudan to be replaced by a national broad-base transitional government.Officials accused the Khartoum government of supporting Gadet's militia and others in an effort to destabilize the country prior to independence.
An SPLA spokesperson said the declaration was not written in Mayom but in Khartoum
Khartoum
Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...
by Sudan Armed Forces intelligence working with the rebels.
In April 2011 there was a clash in Mayom County between Misseriya tribesmen from the north and Sudan People's Liberation Army
Sudan People's Liberation Army
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as a rebel political movement with a military wing known as the Sudan People's Liberation Army estimated at 180,000 soldiers. The SPLM fought in the Second Sudanese Civil War against the Sudanese...
(SPLA) troops. A Misseriya spokesman denied links to rebel militias in the region, saying "We attacked an SPLA base to return 1,700 cows that the SPLA had stolen from us". According to the spokesman 11 of his tribe died and 22 were injured during the attack.
Earlier that month SPLA troops had fought with Gadet's rebels in a Mayom County village the militia had taken over and then burned, with twenty army troops losing their lives.
Following that clash, the Unity state government ordered all north Sudanese workers in the oilfields to leave the state at once.
Later in May 2011 there was fighting between the SPLA and Gadet's rebel militia.
The Mayom Commissioner Charles Machieng Kuol reported that 7,800 homes had been burnt down in the Loath, Wanam and Bora bomas, subdivisions of the county, accusing the SPLA of causing the damage.
SPLA Major-General Koang Chuol said the damage was caused by cross-fire in the fighting.
Charles Machieng was told to apologize for his comments. When he refused, on 30 June 2011 the state governor Taban Deng Gai
Taban Deng Gai
Taban Deng Gai is a South Sudanese politician. He has served as governor of Unity State since 30 September 2005.In the April 2010 elections the state electoral body announced that Taban Deng Gai won by 137,662 votes, beating runner-up Angelina Teny who won 63,561 votes.The defeated parties said in...
gave him the sack.
Machieng, a son-in-law of the governor, had been appointed in place of John Madeng Gatduel on 7 March 2011. The appointment had been criticized by the Bull Nuer community of Mayom county since they had not been consulted.