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Joseph Rao Kony (born c. 1961) is a Ugandan militant and warlord who founded the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), designated as a terrorist group by the United Nations Peacekeepers, the European Union, and various other governments including the United Kingdom and United States of America.
Joseph Kony (born 1961?) is a Ugandan rebel who led the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a militia that terrorized northern Uganda and neighbouring countries in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Kony was reared in the village of Odek in northern Uganda.
Jul 27, 2018 · Described at different times as a terrorist, prophet and brutal killer, Ugandan Joseph Kony, who is wanted for war crimes, has escaped capture for more than two decades. His rebel Lord's...
Mar 5, 2023 · The controversial film Kony 2012 told the story of a Ugandan warlord whose forces are believed by the United Nations to be responsible for the deaths of more than 100,000 people, the...
Nov 26, 2022 · Key Points. Joseph Kony has successfully evaded an arrest warrant for alleged crimes against humanity. The ICC's chief prosecutor wants to reopen his case. Mr Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) have killed more than 100,000 people in Uganda and surrounding countries.
Mar 28, 2010 · In 2005, the ICC issued arrest warrants against its leader, Joseph Kony, and other top commanders, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Mar 6, 2023 · Joseph Rao Kony was born in 1961 in Odek sub-county in northern Uganda. He was one of six children in the Acholi middle-class family of Luizi Obol and Nora Oting. In 2005, the International Criminal Court brought charges of crimes against humanity against Kony and four of his top commanders.
Nov 24, 2022 · The International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor has sought to revive the case against fugitive Ugandan rebel commander Joseph Kony, who remains at large since an arrest warrant was...
Mar 4, 2024 · THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — International Criminal Court prosecutors will present evidence to back up charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity against notorious fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony at the global court’s first ever in absentia hearing later this year.
Mar 9, 2012 · Kony, a former altar boy, was a young man in his early 20s when he was caught in the storm of violence that marked the final years of Milton Obote’s presidency. Obote was deposed...
