Enemies

 __**Protestants and Christians **__  In 1877, Protestant missionaries invaded the country and began their devouring of Uganda's cluture. Shortly after in 1879, Bugandan King Mutesa I allowed Christian missionaries to enter his realm. Like in //Things Fall Apart, // they robbed the natives of their unique religion by pushing the idea of "one God" onto them, and eliminating their many Gods.



 __**Great Britain **__  The United Kingdom put Uganda under the British East Africa Company in 1892. In 1894,they began to rule as a protectorate country, which means they are a thrid-world country ruled and protected by a larger country in return for specified obligations.



 __**Idi Amin **__  In 1971, Idi Amin came into power after over-throwing Milton Obote, the present who led Uganda into independence from Britain. Amin's regime had support from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, and the Soviet Union became one of Uganda's primary allies. In order to stop the "sabatoging of wealth and goods" from Uganda, Amin gave all non-natives 90 days to leave the country. This included Asian and Indian traders that stimulated the economy, and as a result, the economy was devastated. During his reign, he killed an estimated 400,000 Ugandans. In the early 1970's, Amin ignited many conflicts with Uganda's neighboring country, Tanzania. In 1979, Tanzania invaded Uganda, and all forces against Amin made him flee the country.



The Lord's Resistance Army all started in 1987 with the primary goal of overthrowing Uganda's government. They claim to be sent by God and all their acts are under God, and as we all know, this is a very bad sign. They are made up of hateful Christians who will do anything it takes to accomplish their goal. It is currently being led by Joseph Kony, and he claims to be the messenger from God himself. Little is known about their organization, but there was a speech given by the for mer "Leader of Delegation" of the Lord's Resistance Army, stating the group's six main objectives:
 * __The Lord's Resistance Army__**


 * 1) To remove dictatorship and stop the oppression of our people.
 * 2) To fight for the immediate restoration of competitive multi-party democracy in Uganda.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">To see an end to gross violation of human rights and dignity of Ugandans.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">To ensure the restoration of peace and security in Uganda.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">To ensure unity, sovereignty and economic prosperity beneficial to all Ugandans
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">To bring to an end to the repressive policy of deliberate marginalization of groups of people who may not agree with the LRA ideology.

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As Americans, we may view some of these enemies listed as heroes for establishing religion and government. But if you don't recall from //Things Fall Apart//, every country in Africa had their own set government, religion, education system, language, etc. They had a set culture before the Christians, Protestants, and Great Britain took over. They robbed the Africans of their original culture in my mind. As for Idi Amin, his hunger for power and acceptance by the Ugandans only reminds me of Hitler. They have so many similarities such as "bettering the country" and being the world's "most powerful figure," that it only leads me to believe Amin was trying to take over the entire African continent along with Uganda, seeing that he took back parts of Kenya during his reign. For the past 20 years, Uganda has been trying to build back up from Amin's rule, yet organizations like the LRA diminish their efforts drastically by only continuing the thoughtless killings and fighting.

Sources:

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