South Sudan's English Daily Newspaper
"We Dare where others fear"

By Awan Achiek
The former Governor of Warrap State, Gen. Aleu Ayieny Aleu on Friday launched a new book dubbed ‘Over 150 years of Struggle’ in Juba.
The book delves into his experiences and perspectives on various issues facing the people of the then Southern Sudan, which is present day South Sudan.
The book which has 21 chapters provides very insightful details about history and strategies deployed by Anyaya 1 and Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) fighters during the struggle for independence from Sudan from 1956 to 1986.
It depicts enslavement of many southern tribes – before foreigners arrived in Sudan which was enlightening and poignant.
There is a growing list of books on South Sudan that tell its history with most of the writers narrating from a combination of personal, family and cultural experiences.
Speaking during the launch of the book in Juba on Friday, Gen. Aleu said he wanted to educate his fellow soldiers that resistance to foreign subjugation goes back over 150 years.
“The intention was that and we know that as political commissars, the struggle does not end with independence. For 150 years we are still struggling. Even now we are struggling,” he said.
“These facts we did not want SPLM and that actually ruined the movement to believe that we are the only liberators. Liberation started quite a long time ago, not only SPLM. Political work also meant to curtail the personality cult which was growing in the movement.”
Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, a veteran politician said that Gen. Aleu should be congratulated and applauded for the well-researched book full of wealth of knowledge.
“History is also time bound, when you write history, you must tell what period and when does it begin and when does it end, you don’t tell people what history to write,” Akol said.
Dr. Jacob Dut Chol, senior researcher and associate professor at the University of Juba described the book as a ground-breaking piece which covers the political history of Sudan and South Sudan.