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Lord's Resistance Army Search catalogue 345401883
Scope note
Rebel movement formed by Joseph Kony in northern Uganda in 1987, incorporating remnants of Alice Lakwena's Holy Spirit Mobile Forces/Movement and Odong Latek's Uganda People's Democratic Army. By 2012 it had been reduced to a force of between 200 and 250 fighters, operating in northern Uganda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic.
Used for
Holy Spirit Mobile Forces
Holy Spirit Movement
HSMF
Lord's Resistance Movement
LRA
LRA/M
LRM/A
Uganda People's Democratic Army
UPDA
Broader terms
rebellions
Subject category
09.01.06 NAMED CONFLICTS AND REBELLIONS
Indexing history
Added 2012.
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