 In August 1991 Riek Machar, Lam Akol and Gordon Kong announced that John Garang had been ejected from the SPLM.The breakaway faction, based in Nasir until 1995 and then in Waat and Ayod, was called the SPLM/A-Nasir faction from 1991 to 1993.The Bul Nuer Anyanya 2 militia at Mayom under Paulino Matip and the Lou Nuer Anyanya 2 militia at Doleib Hill under Yohannes Yual declared for Riek.