The newly restored Kingdom of Azande has asked the British government to return its cultural artifacts taken during the colonization of Sudan between 1821 to 1956.
The Azande people of South Sudan recently crowned King Atoroba Peni Rikito Gbudue to mark the re-establishment of the Azande Kingdom, more than 100 years after its last monarchs , King Gbudue died at the hands of British colonialists during their occupation of the Southern Sudan, now South Sudan.
We asked the British government to compensate us not for the death of King Gbudue because King Gbudue was killed on the battlefield. We demand compensation for our national heritage. British government uses our natural cultural artifacts in its museums for tourism and they are gainung a lot of money that is why we need compensation.
During his rule, Gbudue faced incursions from ivory and slave traders, Egyptian Government officials, officials in the Mahdia, British and Belgium forces-as well as participating in internal Zande wars.
