Across
- 4. The overthrow of Patrice Lumumba shortly after independence.
- 8. A war over a boarder dispute. The land surrounding the dispute
- 10. They were created by Yoweri Museveni. This was created after he had claimed he was cheated in post war elections
- 11. Claimed he was cheated in post war elections and then started the NRA, leading to the Ugandan Bush War
- 13. An ethnic group that was largely found in the north part of Nigeria
- 14. This group is made up from exiled Ugandans who are opposed to the rule of military dictator Idi Amin
- 17. Military dictator of Uganda, known as one of the most Brutal dictators in modern history
- 22. The killing of the minority ethnic group, Tutsis by majority ethnic group, Hutu’s. 500,00 people were killed
- 23. A long lasting war that sourced from the overthrow of the authoritarian regime of Siad Barre and the power changed that followed.
- 25. An ethnic group that lived in the southeastern part of Nigeria
- 26. Extremist group, which exploited the vacuum of government to take control of parts of the country
Down
- 1. Agreement that ended the Congo Wars
- 2. This was mainly due to crop failure and was made even worse because the government was not able to distribute food properly to people who didn’t have access to it
- 3. He is the leader of the LRA, which is a Christian extremist organization.
- 5. last name of the leader of the Igbo
- 6. Last name of A corrupt Congolese politician and military officer who was the 1st and only President of Zaire
- 7. These were the result of televised famine in Biafra, they often supplied food and medicine to these people, saving an estimated 1 million lives
- 9. The US led Unified Task Force
- 12. Eritrean people's liberation front, this stems from Eritrea trying to gain independence and not wanting to follow/ be apart of the derg regime
- 15. the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State in attempt to secede from Nigeria
- 16. An accompanying force to the UNLF, “Uganda National Liberation Army.” Same goals as the UNLF.
- 18. Diamonds mined in a war zone, and sold to fun conflict
- 19. A Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- 20. A communist leader who was known for his human rights abuses, and the oppression of certain clans and region. He took power in 1969
- 21. A scorch the earth tactic also known as the “Ethiopian Red terror” , using mass executions and chemical weapons to displace people.
- 24. A concert which was made to raise money for the people in Ethiopia experincing famine and other issues.