African Wars Crossword - Eleanor Bertrand

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  1. 4. War of 1977-1978, A war that was a result of the invasion of Somali by Tanzanian troops and was fought over border regions
  2. 7. Diamond, Diamonds sold in a war zone to fund conflict
  3. 8. stands for Tigray People's Liberation Front
  4. 13. Syndrome refers to the United States's fear of interfering in global conflicts after the result of the Battle of Mogadishu
  5. 14. Stands for United Task Force & was an operation in Somalia to provide humanitarian aid/relief
  6. 15. Without Borders is a Humanitarian response to the Nigerian Civil War and was first known as the Joint Church Aid
  7. 17. Shibir, Ethiopian Red Terror Campaign that was used to repress rebels
  8. 19. War of Independence, a war that was fought by separatists that was rooted in the decline of Western imperialism
  9. 21. the people of southeastern Nigeria that Biafra represents
  10. 22. Amin, Authoritarian leader put in place to replace Milton Obote
  11. 24. City Agreement, An agreement that ended the Congo War that resulted in a transitional government in Congo
Down
  1. 1. An Islamic extremist group that exploited the vacuum of governance in Somalia to gain control and power
  2. 2. Obote, Former president of Uganda & was overthrown in a coup by the Uganda Army
  3. 3. Haile Selassie, An Ethiopian Emporer/dictator that had negative effects on the regime and caused famine/corruption/drought etc
  4. 5. of Biafra, a blockade caused by the Nigerian government that resulted in food shortages/famine in Biafra
  5. 6. Eritrean People's Liberation Front is a group seeking independence for Eritrea
  6. 9. Haram, a group that started an armed rebellion against the Nigerian Government
  7. 10. a group that dominated the Nigerian government is found mostly in northern Nigeria
  8. 11. Barre, the Overthrown authoritarian leader of Somalia was oppressive toward certain clans/regions
  9. 12. Aid: response to the famine that raised funds to help give food to those in need
  10. 16. Haile Mariam, an Ethiopian leader who took the role of Haile Selassie and then brought Ethiopia into a repressive dictatorship
  11. 18. a Marxist/Leninist junior military organization
  12. 19. Famine of 1983-1985, this was a consequence of the civil war which caused crop failure/drought/a lack of food distribution
  13. 20. Genocide, a genocide that resulted in 500k-800k Tutsi people by the Hutu majority
  14. 23. Non-Government Organizations