-
Joseph Kony was Born
On September 18th 1961 Joseph Kony was born in Uganda. Picture: abc.net.au -
Period: to
History of LRA
-
Holy Spirit Movement
It wasn't that exact date but in the early 80's the Holy Spirit Movement was created by Alice Lakwena. She claimed that that the Holy Spirit had told her to get rid of the Ugandan government. The government was apparently treated the Alcholi people of the north unfairly. Picture: kabiza.com -
Joseph Kony created the LRA
Lakwena's cousin, Joseph Kony, took over the Holy spirit Movement and renamed it 'LRA' (Lord's Rsesitance Army). Kony said that there goal was to overthrow the government and make one based on the Ten commandments. Picture: theshambu.com
*not exact date -
Operation North
Operation North was a group of people that tried to break down the LRA starting with its roots. They started in early March 1991. Picture: csmonitor.com -
Jacob Acaye
Jacob Acaye was kidnpped by the LRA into Gulu. The makers of the video found Jacob and put him in the 'Kony 2012' video. Picture: guardian.co.uk -
LRA attacks Barlonyo IDP camp
The LRA attacked the Barlonyo IDP camp in February 2004. They killed over 300 people and abducted many others. Picture: dalje.com -
ICC issued arrest warrents
The International Criminal Court issued arrests for Joesph Kony and his commanders. *not exact date Picture: icc-alliance.org -
Kony demands that his deputy is executed
Joseph Kony commanded that his deputy, Vinvent Otti, to be executed for participating in peace talks. *not exact date Picture: thesituationist.wordpress.com -
Obama sends 100 troops to Uganda
After awareness was raised about the horrible things Joseph Kony does, Obama sent 100 troops into Uganda. Picture: whitehouse.gov -
Foriegn Affairs published article about Invisible Children
In early November Foriegn Affairs stated that Invisible children exaggerated how brutal Kony actually was. They said that they twisted that facts for strategic purposes. Picture: invisiblechildrennewpaltz.wordpress.com -
Kony 2012 came out
Invisible Children Inc. came out with the video Kony 2012 in hopes of making people aware of all he has done. Picture: communities.washingtontimes.com -
Three men went to africa in search for a story
Three men went to africa in search for a story to make a film about. While they were there they discovered the horrible things that Joseph Kony has done. Picture: justiceinconflict.org -
Kony 2012 goes viral
Kony 2012 has over 86 million views. Action kits are sold out. Picture: forbes.com -
Invisible Children came out with a follow up video
Invisible Children published a second video on April 5th, 2012.
Picture: hlntv.com -
What is planned for the future
The plans for the future is to make Kony famous. On April 21st, in cities around the world, people are going to 'cover the night' with posters trying to raise awareness. Picture: weandthecolor.com
