Ngundeng Bong

Ngundeng Bong (c. 1830–1890) was a prophet of the Nuer people of South Sudan.[1] He presented himself as being an earthly representative of Deng, the sky god of the Nuer religion.[2] His prophecies of the breakup of Sudan are still a factor in the politics of modern South Sudan.[3][4]

References
  1. Henry Louis Gates Jr.; Emmanuel Akyeampong; Steven J. Niven (2012). Dictionary of African Biography. Oxford University Press Inc. p. 463. ISBN 9780195382075.
  2. Douglas H. Johnson (1995). "The Prophet Ngundeng & The Battle of Pading". In Anderson, David; Johnson, Douglas Hamilton (eds.). Revealing Prophets: Prophecy in Eastern African History. London: James Currey Ltd. ISBN 9780852557174.
  3. Martin Plaut (6 March 2014). "South Sudan: Riek Machar and the prophet's rod".
  4. Elbow Chuol (22 May 2014). "South Sudan: A Historical Prophet - Ngundeng Bong's Position in South Sudan Current Crisis". AllAfrica.com.


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