Uganda is a landlocked country and it is located East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.(https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html). During the age of colonialism, it was the named " the pearl of Africa" by Sir Winston Churchill because of the beauty and wonderful vegetation. Uganda is a country with beautiful birds, wildlife and climate becoming a centre of attraction for tourists. After gaining independence; Sir Edward Muteesa II became the first president of Uganda and, currently His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. In 1986, Kaguta Museveni declared himself President of Uganda. (http://www.biography.com/people/yoweri-kaguta-museveni-9419209). Early 1987, the Lord Resistance Army began its operations under the command of Joseph Kony and his Former deputy Vicent Otti:
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The rebel group left parents; childless and at the same time made children became orphans. The rebels brutally killed people who refused to join his group. Occasionally, during the attacks, LRA soldiers cut off the people's lips, their ears, others had their limbs cut off and other atrocities were carried out onto the Acholi people. For example, Stella a 10-year-old girl leg was cut off in order to teach her how to walk properly. (IRIN) Villagers of Acholi land lived in constant fear and this caused a lot of tension and cry for help from the government. The atrocities made by the rebel group caused families to flee to the bushes to avoid captivity and killed by Kony and his men. People died from hunger as poverty increased in the land because farming came to a standstill. Children became ill because of the many nights spent in the bush while in hiding. Those people who came out of the bush and were seen by Kony’s soldiers were brutally killed and the killings were done by the young
The rebel group left parents; childless and at the same time made children became orphans. The rebels brutally killed people who refused to join his group. Occasionally, during the attacks, LRA soldiers cut off the people's lips, their ears, others had their limbs cut off and other atrocities were carried out onto the Acholi people. For example, Stella a 10-year-old girl leg was cut off in order to teach her how to walk properly. (IRIN) Villagers of Acholi land lived in constant fear and this caused a lot of tension and cry for help from the government. The atrocities made by the rebel group caused families to flee to the bushes to avoid captivity and killed by Kony and his men. People died from hunger as poverty increased in the land because farming came to a standstill. Children became ill because of the many nights spent in the bush while in hiding. Those people who came out of the bush and were seen by Kony’s soldiers were brutally killed and the killings were done by the young