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'''Harold Keke''' was a warlord from the Solomon Islands, and possibly the most prominent member of the [[Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army ]](GRA) during the [[Solomon Islands Civil War]]. | '''Harold Keke''' was a warlord from the Solomon Islands, and possibly the most prominent member of the [[Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army ]](GRA) during the [[Solomon Islands Civil War]]. | ||
The grandson of one of the founders of the South Seas Evangelical Church in Australia, Keke was raised a Catholic in the Solomons, but left the faith to become a petty criminal in Papua New Guinea. After a number of years, he returned home, where he took work as a police officer, and embraced evangelical Christianity. | The grandson of one of the founders of the South Seas Evangelical Church in Australia, Keke was raised a Catholic in the Solomons, but left the faith to become a petty criminal in Papua New Guinea. After a number of years, he returned home, where he took work as a police officer, and embraced evangelical Christianity. | ||
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During the ensuing conflict, the MEF gained the upper hand, deposing the government and gaining control of most police forces; making them a ''de facto'' extension of the militias. Many of the militias opposed to the MEF struck a peace deal in late 2000, but Keke refused to sign, moving his soldiers into the jungles of the Weather Coast to avoid capture. | During the ensuing conflict, the MEF gained the upper hand, deposing the government and gaining control of most police forces; making them a ''de facto'' extension of the militias. Many of the militias opposed to the MEF struck a peace deal in late 2000, but Keke refused to sign, moving his soldiers into the jungles of the Weather Coast to avoid capture. | ||
The [[Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army|GRA]], under Keke's leadership, has been accused of a variety of crimes, including | The [[Guadalcanal Revolutionary Army|GRA]], under Keke's leadership, has been accused of a variety of crimes, including arson, kidnapping, assassination, and murder. Keke has been personally implicated in more than 50 murders, including that of cabinet minister and priest Augustine Geve, as well as seven missionaries from the Melanesian Brotherhood. | ||
In late 2003, following the arrival of a multi-national intervention force led by Australia, Keke called for a cease-fire, and surrendered to peace-keepers. In 2005, he was convicted of the murder of Geve, and sentenced to life in prison. | In late 2003, following the arrival of a multi-national intervention force led by Australia, Keke called for a cease-fire, and surrendered to peace-keepers. In 2005, he was convicted of the murder of Geve, and sentenced to life in prison. | ||
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[[Category:Living Villains]] | [[Category:Living Villains]] | ||