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Joaseph Kony Comes Into the World
Joseph Kony
Joseph Kony was born to the Acholi people in the village of Odek in northern Uganda. Sources are uncertain of the exact date. -
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The Holy Spirit Movement
Alice Lakwena's movement to reclaim the government for the Acholi people. -
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Kony's LRA
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Beginning of the Holy Spirit Movement
Alice
Alice Lakwena, from the Acholi tribe, founded the Holy Spirit Movement. The Acholi's mission was to terminate the Kampala governemnt and retake the capital city, Kampala. The Acholi people believed that they would be redeemed from the violence of the government and initiate a paradise on earth. Kony claimed to be a cousin of Lakwena which gave him an abundance of power. -
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The Voices
Crime
Prophecies from spirits in dreams aided Kony in his decision to order the LRA to attack villages, murdering, raping, and mutilating in a campaign that displaced two million people. Children were abducted and brainwashed into becoming soldiers and slaves. Kony convinced them that Holy Water made them bulletproof. Children who resisted or tried to escape were beaten to death by their peers. Kony was reported to have taken more than fifty of his female captives as "wives". -
Night Commuters
Children
The government started making camps for people to take refuge from Kony's maniacle raids. Children living in villages in northern Uganda became known as "night commuters", walking miles every eveing to the relative safety of the camps or towns hoping to be spared from abduction. -
Invisible Children
IC
Jason Russel, founder of the Invisible Children organization, became aware of the need for intervention when he visited Uganda and met children who were directly effected by the actions of the LRA. -
#1 Crook
IC
The International Criminal Court was given the mission of tracking down and arresting the most wanted criminals in the world. Kony was the first offender on their list of criminals because of the intensity of his crimes. -
Convincing the World
Where
The Invisible Children organization began its journey in convincing the United States government there was a serious problem that needed to be solveed in Uganda. Jason Russel, the founder, fought to make sure that he kept a promise to a young arfican boy he met in 2003 -
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Hide and Seek Just Got Harder
Tactics
Not long after the United States devised a plan to capture Kony, the number one criminal became aware of this plan. He changed his tactics in order to avoid arrest since the "great power" was after him. -
Cover The Night
CTN
Invisible Children wants to make Kony famous in order to make everyone aware of how crucial it is that he be arrested. This night is will literally put his face everywhere. People who believe in this movement will cover the city with posters of Kony's face to raise awareness of the importance of his arrest.
