African Wars Luise

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Across
  1. 4. People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia- The dissolved form of “Derg” to maintain its rule.
  2. 6. An authoritarian regime that can be traced to the start of the war. The regime is characterized by abuse of human rights, authoritarian rule, and oppression of different clans and regions.
  3. 7. The agreement that ended the Second Congo War.
  4. 11. Ruled Uganda as a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal dictators in modern world history.
  5. 12. An extremist group which took advantage of the power vacuum in the country to take control of some areas and implement extreme Islamic laws.
  6. 14. An ethnic group found mostly in northern Nigeria.
  7. 15. The Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
  8. 16. Non-governmental organizations.
  9. 17. Leader of the NRA.
  10. 18. Diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to fun conflict.
  11. 21. Eritrean People's Liberation Front-One of the rebel groups challenging the authority of the Derg.
  12. 23. Colonel and second dictator creating a repressive dictatorship in Ethiopia.
  13. 24. This conflict lasted from 2020 until 2022, and saw the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) fighting against the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments.
  14. 25. The overthrow of Patrice Lumumba shortly after independence and the rise to power of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu as a dictator following a series of civil wars and Cold War proxy conflicts.
Down
  1. 1. Anti-colonial activist and president of Tanzania.
  2. 2. Africa's First World War, was a civil war and international military conflict which took place mostly in Zaire.
  3. 3. The largest battle of the war occurred in March 1979 when the Ugandan Libyan-Palestinian force was defeated by Tanzanian and Ugandan Rebels.
  4. 5. The result of a combination of factors including drought, crop failure, and the disruption of food distribution due to the conflict causing the starvation and deaths of millions of Ethiopians.
  5. 8. An operation created by the UN security council to create peace in Somalia led by a US task force who fought against militia groups there for two years.
  6. 9. 500,000 to 800,000 people of the Tutsi minority ethnic group slaughtered by Rwanda's Hutu majority in 1994.
  7. 10. President of Uganda from 1962-1971 and overthrown in a coup by parts of the Ugandan Army.
  8. 13. Led rebel forces and overran the country and forced Mobutu into exile.
  9. 19. people of southeastern Nigeria
  10. 20. The leader of Libya and an ally of Amin.
  11. 22. A concert organized in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia and other African countries.