Africa – Uganda
Alfred Okwera Olango (1978-2016)
On September 27th, 2016, Alfred Okwera Olango, aged 38, was killed in El Cajon, California by Officer Richard Gonsalves as...
Interahamwe (1992- )
Interahamwe, translated from Kinyarwanda to English as “those who work/ fight together,” is an African paramilitary and terrorist group currently...
Third Congo Civil War (1998-2003)
The Third Congo Civil War—also known as Africa’s World War—was a five-year conflict that occurred primarily in the Democratic Republic...
Second Congo Civil War (1996-1997)
The Second Congo Civil War was the struggle to overthrow long-time Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko by Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the leader of the Alliance of...
Laurent-Désiré / Kabila, Laurent Kabila (1939-2001)
Laurent-Désiré Kabila, or Laurent Kabila, was born in 1939 and was murdered on January 16, 2001. Beginning in May 1997,...
Ali Al’amin Mazrui (1933-2014)
Ali Al’amin Mazrui was a Kenyan intellectual in the fields of political science, African studies, and Islamic studies. The father...
John Sentamu (1949- )
In 2005, John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu was installed as the Anglican Church’s Archbishop of York. Sentamu was born on June...
Alfonso E. Lenhardt (1943- )
Alfonso E. Lenhardt is currently Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He previously served as...
Clarence Clyde Ferguson, Jr. (1924-1983)
Clarence Clyde Ferguson was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Uganda on March 17, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. He...
