Joseph Kony, Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army(L.R.A).
A man who as been subjected to mutilation from the L.R.A.
Another victim from the acts of genocide.
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Genocide in Uganda
*1971-1985- The Ugandan people are trying to fight for their lives, Amin regime killed over 100,000 from the Acholi and Lango Tribes, Obote regime killed 500,000 Baganda people. *In the 1950's, the Colonial British Government planned leaving Uganda and establishing an independent government called the Buganda Tribe. *There has been more than one accounts of genocide but a big part this one was Joseph Kony. He terrorized the Ugandan people for more than 20 years, creating armies out of the Ugandan children and not just army slaves, he even captured some kids as sex slaves. State department offered 5 million dollars to give information on his arrest. *1990 Museveni has been fighting a civil war against the lords resistant army led by Joseph Kony. One man of the Acholi thinks Kony is a spokes person from god that has kids kill their parents. Multiple crimes have happened due to the (L.R.A.). They have committed mass murders and are charged with crimes against humanity, displacement of millions of people, forcing kids to be in an army, and sex slavery. He was suppose to go to court in 2005 but fled to the (D.R.C.). He still destroyed, and committed arson on entire villages. Kony told the kids that they should kill, abduct, threaten, and destroy in the name of his spiritual powers. |
