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In the last phase of the Ugandan Bush War during March 1986, the National Resistance Army (NRA) conducted a military campaign to conquer northern Uganda beyond the Nile, an area still held by the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) and allied militias that had previously been loyal to the recently deposed government of Ugandan President Tito Okello.
In the last phase of the Ugandan Bush War from January to March 1986, the National Resistance Army (NRA) conducted a military campaign to conquer northern Uganda beyond the Nile, an area still held by the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA) and allied militias that had previously been loyal to the recently deposed government of Ugandan President Tito Okello.
A separate rebellion broke out in Acholiland on 6 August 1986, when a female spirit medium named Alice Auma declared that the spirit "Lakwena" had ordered her to wage war against the NRM government and witchcraft. At this point, Auma had already been active as healer in Opit since May 1985, and had gained some regional recognition. [10]
Heike Behrend.Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits. War in Northern Uganda 1986–97. Alice Auma (1956 – 17 January 2007) was a Ugandan spirit-medium who, as the head of the Holy Spirit Movement (HSM), led a millennial rebellion against the Ugandan government forces of President Yoweri Museveni from August 1986 until November 1987.
Northern Uganda campaign (January–March 1986) Kokari-Sharshari; L. January 1986 Lebanese Forces coup; M. ... August 1986 Turkish incursion into northern Iraq; W.
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Northern Uganda campaign (January–March 1986) This page was last edited on 4 February 2025, at 06:34 (UTC). Text is ... Category: January 1986 in Africa.
The Battle of Kampala was a battle of the Ugandan Bush War that took place from 17 to 26 January 1986 in which forces of the National Resistance Army (NRA) attacked and captured the Ugandan capital, Kampala, from the Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA).