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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (born c. 1961) Joseph Kony Head of the Lord's Resistance Army Incumbent Assumed office August 1987 Preceded by Office established Personal details Born 1961 (age 63–64) Odek, Northern Region, British Uganda Children 42 (as of 2006) Military service ...
The main target may have been Joseph Kony, who had recently been at the site. However, on the day of the attack, Kony had reportedly already returned to his own base some 15–18 km (9.3–11.2 mi) south-east of Yemen camp. [3] Russian mercenaries tried to capture him, but only got close to one of his bases.
The LRA is led by Joseph Kony, a former faith healer who founded the group on the theology of Alice Auma's failed Holy Spirit Movement. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] Kony claims to communicate with and receive instructions from spirits and from God. [ 8 ]
The Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) is a Christian extremist organization operating in Central Africa and East Africa.Its origins were in the Ugandan insurgency (1986–1994) against President Yoweri Museveni, during which Joseph Kony founded the LRA in 1987.
Because he was a leading military strategist for the LRA, Achellam's arrest signified a considerable setback for Joseph Kony's fight to evade capture. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] On 6 June, the UN secretary-general , Ban Ki-moon , released an initial report covering the activities of the LRA from 2009 to 2012.
According to leaked emails, Angelina Jolie offered to invite Joseph Kony, who has a $5 million bounty on his head, to dinner in an effort to capture him.
Joseph Kony was indicted on 8 July 2005 on 12 counts of crimes against humanity and 21 counts of war crimes with regard to the situation in Uganda. He is alleged to be the chairperson and commander-in-chief of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), an armed group which has been waging a guerrilla campaign since 1987 against the Ugandan government.
Kony 2012 is a 2012 American short documentary film produced by Invisible Children, Inc. The film's purpose was to make Ugandan cult leader, war criminal, and ICC fugitive Joseph Kony globally known so as to have him arrested by the end of 2012. [2]