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{{Quote|I am a freedom fighter, not a terrorist.|Kony in a rare interview with Journeyman Pictures.}}

'''Joseph Rao Kony''' (born in July 24 of 1961) is the head of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]] (LRA), a Ugandan guerrilla group.<ref name = wanted>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/gcj/wcrp/206078.htm Wanted: Joseph Kony], U.S. State ~~Depertment~~, Office of Global Criminal Justice</ref> While initially enjoying strong public support, the LRA turned brutally on its own supporters, supposedly to "purify" the Acholi people and turn Uganda into a theocracy.<ref name = cult>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/the-deadly-cult-of-joseph-kony-1001084.html The deadly cult of Joseph Kony], ''The Independent''</ref>

'''Joseph Rao Kony''' (born in July 24 of 1961) is the head of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]] (LRA), a Ugandan guerrilla group.<ref name = wanted>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/gcj/wcrp/206078.htm Wanted: Joseph Kony], U.S. State Department, Office of Global Criminal Justice</ref> While initially enjoying strong public support, the LRA turned brutally on its own supporters, supposedly to "purify" the Acholi people and turn Uganda into a theocracy.<ref name = cult>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/the-deadly-cult-of-joseph-kony-1001084.html The deadly cult of Joseph Kony], ''The Independent''</ref>

Kony proclaims himself the spokesperson of God and a spirit medium, primarily of the Holy Spirit, which the group believes can represent itself in many manifestations. Ideologically, the group is a syncretic mix of of mysticism, Acholi nationalism, and Christian fundamentalism, and claims to be establishing a theocratic state based on the Ten Commandments and local Acholi tradition.<ref name = cult></ref>

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 {{Quote|I am a freedom fighter, not a terrorist.|Kony in a rare interview with Journeyman Pictures.}}
-'''Joseph Rao Kony''' (born in July 24 of 1961) is the head of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]] (LRA), a Ugandan guerrilla group.<ref name = wanted>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/gcj/wcrp/206078.htm Wanted: Joseph Kony], U.S. State Depertment, Office of Global Criminal Justice</ref> While initially enjoying strong public support, the LRA turned brutally on its own supporters, supposedly to "purify" the Acholi people and turn Uganda into a theocracy.<ref name = cult>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/the-deadly-cult-of-joseph-kony-1001084.html The deadly cult of Joseph Kony], ''The Independent''</ref>
+'''Joseph Rao Kony''' (born in July 24 of 1961) is the head of the [[Lord's Resistance Army]] (LRA), a Ugandan guerrilla group.<ref name = wanted>[https://2009-2017.state.gov/j/gcj/wcrp/206078.htm Wanted: Joseph Kony], U.S. State Department, Office of Global Criminal Justice</ref> While initially enjoying strong public support, the LRA turned brutally on its own supporters, supposedly to "purify" the Acholi people and turn Uganda into a theocracy.<ref name = cult>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/the-deadly-cult-of-joseph-kony-1001084.html The deadly cult of Joseph Kony], ''The Independent''</ref>
 Kony proclaims himself the spokesperson of God and a spirit medium, primarily of the Holy Spirit, which the group believes can represent itself in many manifestations. Ideologically, the group is a syncretic mix of of mysticism, Acholi nationalism, and Christian fundamentalism, and claims to be establishing a theocratic state based on the Ten Commandments and local Acholi tradition.<ref name = cult></ref>