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Joseph Rao Kony (pronounced IPA: [koɲ];[6] born around about July/September of 1961)[1] is the head of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan guerrilla group. While initially enjoying strong public support, the LRA turned on its own supporters, supposedly to "purify" the Acholi people and turn Uganda into a theocracy.[2] Kony proclaims himself the spokesperson of God and a spirit medium, has nurtured a cult of personality, and claims he is visited by a multinational host of 13 spirits, including a Chinese phantom.[2] Ideologically, the group is asyncretic mix of mysticism, Acholi nationalism, and Christian fundamentalism,[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] and claims to be establishing a theocratic state based on the Ten Commandments and local Acholi tradition.[17][18][19]
He ordered the abduction of children to become child-sex slaves and child soldiers.[20] An estimated 66,000 children became soldiers and two million people have been internally displaced since 1986.[21] In 2005, Kony was indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by theInternational Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, but has evaded capture.[22] The LRA operates in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan.[23]
Joseph Kony | |
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Born | Joseph Rao Kony July-September 1961 (age 50)[1] Odek, Uganda[2][3] |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Known for | Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 180 lbs. |
Religion | Christian |
Spouse | Thought to have 88 wives as of 2007[4] |
Children | Thought to have 42 children as of 2006[5] |

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