African Wars Crossword - Elliott Farrell

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Across
  1. 2. A political and military organization that played a role in overthrowing the Derg
  2. 4. A rebel group that fought for Eritrean independence from Ethiopia
  3. 7. The slaughter of people perceived to be of the Tutsi class in Rwanda
  4. 11. The military leader of the secessionist Republic of Biafra.
  5. 13. Authoritarian Somali leader
  6. 15. An ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria
  7. 16. US created humanitarian relief group for Somalian citizens during the civil war
  8. 17. Radical Islamic group that took power in Somalia in a power vacuum
  9. 18. A terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria trying to establish an Islamic state
  10. 20. A Marxist military that ruled Ethiopia after overthrowing Emperor Haile Selassie
  11. 21. A rebel group that fought for Eritrean independence from Ethiopia
  12. 22. Leader of LRA. Stated goal is to establish a Christian state based on the Ten Commandments
  13. 23. An international organization giving aid in war-torn regions
  14. 24. A global charity concert held in 1985 to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief
  15. 25. Military wing, Uganda National Liberation Army
Down
  1. 1. President of Uganda in 1971
  2. 3. A military and economic blockade by the Nigerian government on Biafra
  3. 5. A conflict starting in November 2020 between the Ethiopian government and the TPLF
  4. 6. Several opposition groups claimed the election of Milton Obote were rigged, and united as the National Resistance Army
  5. 8. The term describing the natural resource that was fought over in the Second Congo War
  6. 9. The fear of influencing African affairs after the atrocities that happened in the Somali Civil War
  7. 10. Non-Governmental Organizations that provide aid in conflict zones
  8. 12. A political group formed by exiled Ugandans opposed to dictator Idi Amin
  9. 14. 3 US helicopters were shot down by Somali rebels, and the fight to save the survivors afterword
  10. 19. A political campaign and mass killings carried out by the Derg