Talk:War in Uganda (1986–1994)

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Did you know... that the war in Uganda (1986–1994) involved rebel armies led by a prophetess, her father, spirits, "Hitler", ex-ministers, and Joseph Kony?

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Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Amakuru (talk) 12:19, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the war in Uganda (1986–1994) involved rebel armies led by a prophetess, her father, spirits, "Hitler", ex-ministers, and Joseph Kony? Sources: Alice Auma as prophetess (Reid, Richard J. (2017). A History of Modern Uganda, p. 88), Alice's father Severino Lukoya as rebel leader (Behrend, Heike (2016) [1st pub. 1999]. Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits: War in Northern Uganda, 1985–97, p. 174), spirits as commanders (Behrend 2016, p. 134), Francis "Hitler" Eregu (Cooper, Tom; Fontanellaz, Adrien (2015). Wars and Insurgencies of Uganda 1971–1994, p. 55), ex-minister Eric Otema-Allimadi (Cooper & Fontanellaz 2015, p. 53), Joseph Kony (many references throughout the article).

Reviewed: Lucy Monroe

Created by Applodion (talk). Self-nominated at 16:36, 6 February 2021 (UTC).[reply]

This impressive article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 07:06, 14 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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