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The Raging Storm : A Reporter's Inside Account of the Northern Uganda War, 1986-2005.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lamwaka, Caroline, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National liberation movements.
- Uganda--Politics and government--1979-.
- Uganda.
- Uganda--History--1979-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (493 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Fountain Publishers Limited, 2016.
- Summary:
- The Raging Storm: A Reporter's Inside Account of the Northern Uganda War, 1986-2005 is a highly personal and inside account of the northern Uganda war by a young woman whose early encounter with the conflict was as an on-the-ground war correspondent. Caroline Lamwaka's experiences as a war-time journalist inform the narrative, the research and the broader perspective of an academically trained war and peace researcher. The book examines four phases of the northern Uganda war. These are: the war in Acholi, Lango and Teso; the peace efforts to end the war; the impact of the war; and coping with the impact of insurgency. Caroline Lamwaka joins other authentic voices examining the northern Uganda war. The Raging Storm: A Reporter's Inside Account of the Northern Uganda War, 1986-2005 is a highly personal and inside account of the northern Uganda war by a young woman whose early encounter with the conflict was as an on-the-ground war correspondent. Caroline Lamwaka's experiences as a war-time journalist inform the narrative, the research and the broader perspective of an academically trained war and peace researcher. The book examines four phases of the northern Uganda war. These are: the war in Acholi, Lango and Teso; the peace efforts to end the war; the impact of the war; and coping with the impact of insurgency. Caroline Lamwaka joins other authentic voices examining the northern Uganda war.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Author
- About the Editor
- Introduction
- The Making of the Book
- About the Author: A Biographical Sketch
- The Book: An Overview
- The Old Homestead
- 1. The National Resistance Movement Comes to Power
- Caught in the Crossfire
- After the Take-Over
- Museveni as President
- Victimisation of Northerners in the South
- The Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA)
- Initial UNLA Resistance
- 2. A Brief Political History
- Colonial Uganda
- Political Parties in the Late Colonial and Early Independence Periods
- Obote's First Regime ("Obote I")
- Obote and Amin
- The Removal of Idi Amin
- Obote's Second Regime ("Obote II")
- Tito Okello Lutwa Comes to Power
- The 27 July 1985 Bazilio Olara Okello Coup
- Reactions to the Coup
- Tito Okello Lutwa's Regime
- The Nairobi Peace Talks
- 3. War in Acholi
- Seeds of a Rebellion
- Uganda People's Democratic Army
- The Namokora Killings
- The Akilok and Namokora Battles
- Different Faces of the NRA
- Gulu and the Surrounding Areas
- Divisions within the Rebel Movement
- Alice Auma Lakwena's Holy Spirit Movement
- Joseph Kony and His Holy Spirit Movement (HSM)
- Severino Okoya: Another Holy Spirit Rebel Leader
- The Appeal of the Rebel Spiritual Movements
- 4. War in Lango and Teso
- Causes of the Uprising
- Insurgency in Lango
- Insurgency in Teso
- The Case of George William Oguli
- Intensification of the Rebellion
- 5. Mission to Northern Uganda
- Journey to Gulu
- Rebel Activities
- District Administrator Justine Moro
- Human Rights Violations
- The Situation of Displaced People
- Lacor Hospital and the Cortis
- Local Peace Efforts
- A Visit to Anaka
- Ministers Dispatched to the North
- The UPDA/M
- The Amnesty Centre
- Ministerial Convoy Ambushed
- 6. Peace Efforts Begin.
- The Move towards Peace
- UPDA Contacts NRA
- Obote's Death
- NRA-UPDA Talk Peace
- Peace Talks: The Second Day
- Trip to UPDA Headquarters
- Meeting the UPDA
- Talks Continue
- The Journalist's Task
- Responses to My Articles
- Reactions to the Talks
- Alice Lakwena's Mother Speaks
- Travel to Lugore
- Baker's Fort at Patiko
- A Nasty Encounter with the UPDA
- Travel to Kitgum
- Rebels Raid Lacor Hospital
- Inside the Holy Spirit Movement Camp
- 7. NRA-UPDA Talks Advance
- NRA, UPDA Meet Again
- Presidential Pardon
- The UPDA Position
- The Acholi Meet
- Responses in Gulu
- NRA-Holy Spirit Movement Talks Begin
- The Holy Spirit Movements
- NRA-HSM Peace Opening
- The Holy Spirit Movements and Superstition
- Salim Saleh Meets Odong Latek
- The UPDA at Agung
- The Signing of a Peace Accord
- The Substance of the Pece Peace Accord
- A Journey to Kitgum
- Release of Prisoners of War
- Setbacks to the Peace Process
- 8. War Continues
- Impact of Counter-Insurgency
- Displacements
- A Journalist's Challenge
- Meeting the President
- Commanders in Gulu Transferred
- Mrs Betty Bigombe
- The Food Situation in Gulu
- Rebel Ambushes
- Rebel Raids
- The Counter-Insurgency Continues
- Gulu Women March
- Meeting the President Again
- 9. Civil War in Teso
- Soroti
- Mukura - Survivors' Testimonies
- Government Response to the Mukura Disaster
- Another Tragic Event
- The Peace Process in Teso
- Peace Building in Teso
- Final Thoughts
- 10. A Stalemate in Peace Effortsand Operation North
- The NRM/UPDM Peace Accord
- Operation North
- Rebels Mutilate and Maim Civilians
- New Peace Initiatives
- A Second Attempt at Peace Talks
- Insecurity Elsewhere in Uganda
- Insecurity in Acholi
- Life in "Protected Villages"
- The Growing Humanitarian Crisis
- Ambush
- Why Did the War Continue?.
- 11. The Impact of the War on Women and Children
- Abductions
- Reintegration
- An Abducted Girl's Testimony
- The Story of Grace Achayo
- Children's Other Vulnerabilities
- The Impact of the War on Women: Displacement and Poverty
- 12. Coping with War
- Christmas in Gulu, 1998
- General Comments and Observations
- 13. Insecurity or Not, Life Must Continue: 1999-2001
- A Visit to Kitgum
- Agoro Sub-county
- A Visit to Rackoko
- Gulu Town
- Gulu - a District in Transition
- Insecurity Again!
- Insecurity or Not, Life Must Continue
- A Transformed Security Situation
- 14. Coping with Insurgency: Health and Education
- Lacor Hospital
- Ebola!
- Other Hospitals
- The Impact of the War on Education
- St Joseph's College Layibi
- 15. Attempts at Peace: 1999-2005
- The December 1999 Peace Agreement
- The Amnesty Act
- Local Peace Initiatives
- Operation Iron Fist and the Peace Process
- 16. General Observations and Conclusions
- General Observations on the Peace Process
- General Comments on Human Rights in Northern Uganda
- The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC), Courts Martial, and Human Rights
- Is the Human Rights Situation in Uganda Getting Better or Worse?
- Politics of the National Resistance Movement (NRM)
- Grassroots Democracy
- Regional Disparities
- What are the Obstacles to Peace?
- Museveni: The Person and President
- Concluding Remarks
- Postscript
- Index
- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789970196753
- 9970196758
- OCLC:
- 1338132165
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