Jump to content

Alice Lakwena

From Wikipedia
Alice Auma Lakwena
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipUganda Edit
Name wey dem give amAlice Edit
Ein date of birth1956 Edit
Place dem born amUganda Edit
Date wey edie17 January 2007 Edit
Place wey edieKenya Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationpolitician, psychic Edit

Alice Auma (1956 – 17 January 2007) na she be a Ugandan spirit-medium wey, as de head of de Holy Spirit Movement (HSM), lead a millennial rebellion against de Ugandan government forces of Presido Yoweri Museveni from August 1986 til November 1987. Na de primary spirit she purportedly channel be dat of a dead army officer dem call "Lakwena", wey dey mean messenger, wich those from de Acholi ethnic group dey believe to be a manifestation of de Christian Holy Spirit. Na de combined persona of Alice Auma wey dey channel de spirit Lakwena be often referred to as "Alice Lakwena". Na Auma ein HSM ultimately be defeated insyd November 1987 by Ugandan forces wey Yoweri Museveni lead.

Early life

[edit | edit source]

Na dem born Alice Auma insyd 1956. Na she be de daughter of Severino Lukoya, self-proclaimed prophet den founder of de Jerusalem Melter Church insyd Gulu.[1] Na leader of de Lord's Resistance Army Joseph Kony previously claim dat Auma dem am be cousins, however, na he merely do so so say he go garner support from ein constituents. Na Auma einself always distance einself from Kony den ein views.[2][3]

Biography

[edit | edit source]

Na she remain childless after two marriages, Auma move away from ein hometown. Na she eventually convert to Christianity buh, na on 25 May 1985, she reportedly go insane, unable to either hear anaa speak, later she claim she be possessed by de spirit Lakwena. Na ein poppie take am to eleven different witches, buh na none alleviate ein condition. Na Auma claim Lakwena then guide am to Murchison Falls National Park, wer na she disappear for 40 days wey na she return a spirit-medium, a traditional ethnic religious role.

Later life den death

[edit | edit source]

Na Auma live insyd de Ifo refugee camp near Dadaab insyd northern Kenya for de remainder of ein life, wey na she claim de spirits abandon am.

Insyd November 2004, na dem implicate am insyd child trafficking from Gulu to de refugee camp. Insyd 2006, na she claimed she discover a cure give HIV/AIDS. Auma die on 17 January 2007, after na she be sick for about a week plus an unknown illness dem claim to be HIV/AIDS.[4][5][6]

Critical reception

[edit | edit source]

Insyd ein book Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits. War in Northern Uganda 1986–97, na social anthropologist Heike Behrend analyze de biography of Alice Lakwena den de history of de Lord's Resistance Army insyd Uganda from anthropological perspectives.[7]

References

[edit | edit source]
  1. ↑ "Lakwena's father accuses police of interfering with his spiritual work". Monitor (in English). 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  2. ↑ Van Acker, Franck (2004). "Uganda and The Lord's Resistance Army: The New Order No One Ordered". African Affairs. 103 (412): 345. JSTOR 3518561.
  3. ↑ Ruddy Doom; Koen Vlassenroot (1999). "Kony's message: A new Koine? The Lord's Resistance Army in northern Uganda". African Affairs. 98 (390): 5–36. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a008002. JSTOR 723682.
  4. ↑ "Former rebel chief Lakwena is dead". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Alice Lakwena, Ugandan Rebel, Dies". The New York Times (in American English). Associated Press. 2007-01-19. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  6. ↑ Ochami, David (2007-01-18). "Rebel leader was seen as 'spiritual medium'". www.mg.co.za. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  7. ↑ Behrend, Heike (2000). Alice Lakwena and the Holy Spirits: War in Northern Uganda, 1985–97 (in English). Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-8214-4570-9.
[edit | edit source]
Dem retrieve am from "https://gpe.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Lakwena&oldid=63143"