Torit mutiny

BelligerentsAnglo-Egyptian Sudan
Supported by:
Egypt Rebel elements of the Equatoria CorpsCommanders and leaders

• Ismail al-Azhari
• Knox Helm
• (Sudanese commander)

• Daniel Jumi Tongun
• Marko Rume

Units involvedRoyal Air ForceCasualties and losses 361 dead

• 75 dead
• 300 executed

Uncertain

The Torit mutiny was an insurrection that took place in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan during August 1955. It began in and around Torit, Equatoria, but quickly spread to other southern cities such as Juba, Yei, and Maridi.

The rebellion began when a group of officers from No. 2 Company, Equatoria Corps, led by and , both of the Karo ethnic group, mutinied against the British administration on August 18. The immediate causes of the mutiny were a trial of a southern member of the national assembly and an allegedly false telegram urging northern administrators in the South to oppress southerners. Although the insurrection was suppressed, it ushered in a period of instability characterized by guerrilla activity, banditry, and political tensions between north and south that eventually escalated to full-scale civil war with the Anyanya rebellion in 1963.