ph ies ▁and ▁awards ▁Category : A wards ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Category : S port sm ans hip ▁tro ph ies ▁and ▁awards <0x0A> </s> ▁B oma ▁State ▁was ▁a ▁state ▁in ▁South ▁Sud an ▁that ▁existed ▁between ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Upper ▁N ile ▁region ▁and ▁was ▁formerly ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁J ong lei . ▁The ▁state ▁border ed ▁Ak ob o ▁State , ▁Im at ong ▁State , ▁J ong lei ▁State , ▁Kap o eta ▁State , ▁B ie h ▁State , ▁T ere ke ka ▁State ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁to ▁the ▁east . ▁ ▁History ▁Before ▁B oma ▁State ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁area ▁existed ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁administrative ▁unit ▁under ▁called ▁Gre ater ▁P ib or ▁Administr ative ▁Area ▁( GP AA ) ▁which ▁is ▁head ed ▁by ▁a ▁Chief ▁Administr ator ▁whose ▁status ▁is ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁state ▁Governor . ▁This ▁came ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁conflict ▁that ▁dev ast ated ▁J ong lei ▁State ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁f ighter ▁demanded ▁aut onomy ▁from ▁J ong lei ▁State ▁government ▁which ▁marg inal ized ▁the ▁minor ities ▁such ▁Mur le , ▁Any u ak , ▁J ie ▁and ▁K ach ipo . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ,