Rejaf Explained

Official Name:Rejaf
Pushpin Map:Southern Sudan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Sudan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Central Equatoria
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Juba County
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Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:CAT
Utc Offset:+2
Coordinates:4.75°N 31.5833°W
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Rejaf, also Rajāf or Rageef, is a community in Central Equatoria in South Sudan,[1] [2] on the west bank of the White Nile.

The Lado Enclave was an exclave of the Congo Free State that existed from 1894 until 1910, leased by the British to King Leopold II of Belgium for the period of his lifetime. Rejaf was the terminus for boats on the Nile and the seat of the Commander, the only European colonial official within the enclave.

In the fierce Battle of Rejaf on 17 February 1897, Belgian commandant Louis-Napoléon Chaltin led a column of eight-hundred men against over two thousand Mahdists. Chaltin was victorious and the battle secured Rejaf as a Belgian post along the Nile.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: BREAKING NEWS: Bari Rejaf Land Grabbed by Dinka recovered after serious intervention by Lt.Gen. Thomas Cirillo. South Sudan Nation. 12 March 2016. 12 August 2016.
  2. News: Why Jubek won’t publicize Rajaf killing probe findings. Magodline. Joseph. Eye Radio. 6 July 2016. 12 August 2016.
  3. Book: Pakenham, Thomas. The Scramble for Africa. Avon Books. 1992. 525–6.