CDR William Nyuon Bany
Commander William Nyuon Bany
ⓘ - CDR William Nyuon Bany was a Southern Sudanese politician who was also one of the founders of the Sudan People's Liberation Army ( SPLA ) . He was appointed third in command after John Garang and Kerubino Kuanyin Bol. While he worked as a commander of the SPLA he lived in Itang, a small Ethiopian town in the Gambela Region.
When war broke out in a southern town of Bor, Bany served as a major in the Sudanese army in Ayot. He served as a commander in Sudan for a long time before he started a rebellion in 1983.
Bany and Kerubino Kuanyin Bol were founding members of SPLA, before John Garang joined them. Bany was appointed the 3rd high-ranking Commander after Bol. Commander Salva Kiir was the 4th. Bany was also the Chief of Staff a position later occupied by Commander Paul Malong Awan.