War


 * War **

The civil war was a rebellion by the LRA (Lord's Resistance Army) against the government. The main goal of the LRA was to over throw the government and replace it with a different "government" which supported Christianity. During this war, the LRA killed many people as well as kidnapping other in order to gain more people to fight. Because the LRA was committing so many crimes, the government moved people into protective camps; which, ended up hurting the economy. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/lra.htm http://www.mapsofworld.com/uganda/history/civil-war.html
 * Uganda Civil War -** early 1980's to 2003

Some of Idi Amin's troops mutinied against Amin because they were not happy with him. They then left to go to Tanzania in order to join the National Liberation Front. Amin was not happy with this so he sent troops into Tanzania to fight the UNLF. Amin then captured a section of Tanzania. This war resulted in a win for the Tanzanian army and cause Idi Amin to flee to a different country. http://en.allexperts.com/e/u/ug/uganda-tanzania_war.htm
 * Uganda-Tanzania (Liberation) War** - (1971 - 1972) (1978 - 1979)

The Bush war was an armed rebellion between the government of Obote and the government of Museveni. An election was held to declare the president of Uganda; the vote was between Obote and Museveni. Obote won the election but Museveni and his political followers thought that the election had somehow been cheated and this caused Museveni to start a war. http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Uganda-Tanzania_War
 * Bush War** -

(left: Museveni, right: Obote)

There has been an ongoing war between the Lord's Resistance Army and the Acholi tribe. The LRA has been kidnapping people from the Acholi tribe to train them and become fighters in the LRA.
 * Acholi vs. LRA -**

Reaction: For Uganda, nothing about war is a new thing. Uganda has been in so many wars throughout the years in is shocking. The most shocking aspect about it is how many wars have been fought between the country. The country is so divided and has disputes over almost every possible thing there is to dispute. From politics, to religion there are constant wars killing people. These wars are doing so much more harm then good, yet they continue to rage on.